February 24 - April 2, 2008
(Please consult individual course descriptions for times and starting dates.)

Theme Courses marked with this symbol (at left) are directly related to the theme for the 2007 - 2008 year Changing Times...Changing Seasons, which focuses on Daniel 2:21.

Bible

B120 • New Testament Part II. Letters of the New Testament: A Glimpse from Romans to Revelation
Elaine Padilla
Sundays, 9:30 am - 10:45 am
February 24 to March 30

The letters of the New Testament contain the basic teachings that have served as the foundations of the Christian faith. This course will explore the main content of these letters that form the remaining books after the Gospels and Acts. We will look at the wider Jewish and
Greco-Roman religious and cultural backgrounds of the period as well as some of the religious and secular documents. Careful attention will be given to the uniqueness of the message of these letters in their final form.

Class Size: 25

Book: Eugene H. Peterson, The Message: New Testament with Psalms and Proverbs, Eugene Peterson, NavPress Publishing Group, $15.

B123 • Becoming a Woman of Purpose
Virginia Willis and Zoe Lazarides
Tuesdays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
February 26 to April 1

Becoming a Woman of Purpose is a study for women to discuss and gain a better understanding of God’s intended purposes for us as His people. Our aim is to grow through God’s word toward a genuine peace and fulfillment as God’s creation.

Class Size: 20

Book: Cynthia Heald, Becoming a Woman of Purpose, NavPress Books. 1994, $8.

B272 • Chapters in the Life and Theology of the Apostle Paul
Elliott Wright
Sundays, 9:30 am - 10:45 am
February 24 to March 30

Students will look at the Apostle Paul’s major theological concepts and how they fit into his life and experience. Paul is widely considered the primary organizer of Christianity, and an understanding of his views of God and Christian discipleship is essential to understand the church across the centuries and today. Participants will learn some of the reasons Paul put such heavy emphasis on grace and law, faith and righteousness, Jesus and resurrection, ethics and church life, and missionary vigor. The primary reading material will be the letters of Paul in the New Testament.

Books: Jouette M. Bassler, Navigating Paul, Westminster John Knox Press, 2006, $20. Other supplementary material will be provided by the instructor.

Church History

CH221 • Revivals and Awakenings in America: From the Prayer Meeting Revival of 1857 to Billy Graham
James H. Moorhead
Mondays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
February 25 to March 31

Throughout American history, periodic revivals have both reinvigorated churches and created controversies within them. Awakenings have also played a major role in addressing the social and cultural issues of their times. This course traces these themes from the Prayer Meeting Revival of 1857-58 (started here in New York City) to the late twentieth century. Along the way, we will examine the ministries of such famous evangelists as Dwight L. Moody, Billy Sunday, and Billy Graham. One of the underlying issues explored by the course is the transformation of revivalism from a once disruptive force into something less controversial and more conservative.

Class Size: 30

Book: William G. McLoughlin, Revivals, Awakenings, and Reform, University of Chicago Press, 1978, $19.

CH223 • The Making of America: How the Bible Shaped American Practices and Ideals
Edward Ekermeyer
Mondays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
February 25 to March 31

Christians shaped the development of political and social attitudes and activities of the United States from the Colonial Period to the present time. As European Christians arrived in the British North American colonies, they would create a nation of religious diversity and unity; furthermore, African Americans would build their own Christian traditions that would become part of American religious pluralism. Students of this course will explore how American Christians affected separation of church and state, religious toleration, social ministry and the Social Gospel, abolition and civil rights, and representative government. In our study, we will learn how the many Christian traditions worked together to implement new ideas of freedom and toleration of one another and to improve the quality of life for all Americans.

Class size: 20

Literature and the Arts 

LA101 • Creative Writing
Emily Dunlap
Second and Fourth Tuesdays, 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
February 26 and March 11

Continuation of the course begun in Term 1 (see here).

Class is limited to 12.

One fee for the year: One material fee is charged whether entry is in September or April.
 
LA386 • Nietzsche’s Morality: An Examination of On the Genealogy of Morals
Roosevelt Montás
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
February 27 to April 2

Nietzsche’s challenge to conventional Judeo Christian morality has proved enduring and persistently disturbing. This course will be an examination of Nietzsche’s project in On the Genealogy of Morals. Our aim will be to grasp in broad outlines Nietzsche’s account of the origin, meaning, and danger of  morality. Discussion will center on the three essays in the volume: Essay I: “Good and Evil, Good and Bad”; Essay II: “Guilt, Bad Conscience, and the Like”; and Essay III: “What Is the Meaning of Ascetic Ideals?”

Class size: 20

Book: Walter Kaufmann, Translator, On the Genealogy of Morals and Ecce Homo, Knopf Publishing Group: Vintage Books, 1967, $13.

Practical Theology

PTCL102 • “Lord, Teach Us to Pray”
Mercedes Condy
Sundays, 9:30 am - 10:45 am
February 24 to March 30

“Lord, teach us to pray,” asked Jesus’ disciples. Prayer is our pledge of deepest intimacy where we are known to the fullest. We will study how prayer can move us into personal transformations, deeper intimacy with God, and more effective ministry with others. We will learn to understand, experience and produce prayer in its many forms using scriptures, meditation, centering prayer, lectio divina, and other resources.

PTCL123 • Creating a Vision for Your Life
Jill Waymire Paine
Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
February 24 to April 2

“A vision is not just a picture of what could be: it is an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more. It reminds us that the future does not just descend like a stage set; we construct the future from our own history, desires, and decisions.” (Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Harvard Business School Professor) This class is designed to help you create a vision for your own life. It will help you uncover your life dreams and turn them into accomplishable goals. You will have an opportunity to establish an action plan to help you achieve your vision. The class will also cover the process of change and provide tools to help you manage change in your own life.

Class size: 20

PTCL214 • Forgiveness: The Forgotten Feast
Daryl A. Hall
Saturday, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
April 5

This course deals with forgiveness in our day-to-day activities, both at work and in per­sonal relationships. Its aim is to provide a forum - explore the attitudes and beliefs involved in forgiveness, and to provide practical steps everyone can take to forgive others and themselves. This course will use case studies, discussions, interactive exercises and skill practice, including skills learned in PTCL213. Outcomes from the course include: “Definition of forgiveness - what it is and isn’t”; “Four steps to forgiving others”; and “Seven steps to forgiving yourself.” Please bring a brown bag lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided.

Class size: 20

PTCL289 • Spiritual Passages: Growing in Grace
Joy Carol
Saturday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
March 15

We live in a society that is afraid of change - especially the aging process. Our society rarely values the wisdom, insight, and knowledge of its elders. Although we all experience dramatic changes, we may not be aware that there are patterns that unite the diverse stages of our lives. We may not be able to connect different parts of our journey of life in a meaningful way nor do we visualize possibilities for future direction and growth. This workshop explores: significant moments and events of each phase of our lives; the people who guided and influenced us during each period; the consequences of each phase of our lives; new options open to us in the future; future directions for growth, forgiveness, and understanding; re-contextualizing our lives to make them more meaningful and beneficial; and spiritual exercises that help us harvest the experiences of our life.

Theology

T106 • What We Believe
Randolph L. C. Weber
Sundays, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
February 24 and March 2

Same description as Term 1 (see here).

Mission Accomplishments

PTCL119 • Presbyterian Disaster Assistance: The Denomination’s International Relief Efforts
Mary Jane Potter
Sunday, January 6

PDA supports presbyteries and congregations through the aftermath of natural disasters (hurricanes, floods and tornados) or partner church organizations (the tsunami and international earthquakes) as well as traumatic events where extensive pastoral support is vital for recovery (especially, school shootings). The discussion will highlight PDA’s philosophies and work. Mary Jane Potter, AMREF USA, the USA affiliate of the African Medical and Research Foundation & Flying Doctors, Chair of the Board of Directors will lead the discussion and highlight PDA’s philosophy and its work.

No registration required.

PTCL119 • Madagascar, Land of Biological, Cultural, and Spiritual Richness
Charles Dougherty, Jacky Radifera, and Kevin Taylor
Sundays, February 24, March 2 and March 9

In these three-session classes, you will learn about the beautiful island of Madagascar, the homeland of many of our brothers ands sisters at FAPC. The program will provide an overview of Malagasy culture, history, and current social and political events. The class will discuss the results of recent mission trips and generous gifts from FAPC, as well as explore possible future service opportunities. All are welcome, especially those who might consider joining a mission trip group in latespring 2008. Each session will be led by a FAPC member. Charles Dougherty is a well known faculty member of the CCS classes who has taught Bible and Church History courses for many years. In 2004, Jacky, a native of Madagascar, led the first mission trip to Madagascar, and Kevin participated in the second trip in 2006.

No registration required.

PTCL119 • Africa: Sorting out the News
Mary Jane Potter
Sunday, March 30

The news from Africa is hopeful and not only dire. This session will offer a discussion of developments in Africa and provide an overview of some very exciting improvements that are indeed taking place in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mary Jane Potter who traveled to 20 African countries for business and non-profit work will lead the discussion.

No registration required.

PTCL119 • Changing Haiti's Environment
Sally Harwood
Sunday, April 6

Haiti Fund, Inc., started in 1989, is dedicated to sustainable development work in Haiti, the poorest country in the Western hemisphere. Our mission is to cooperate with and assist the people of rural Haiti by initiating, funding, administering and sustaining development programs aimed at increasing self-sufficiency. In this session, Sally Harwood a member of FAPC who has been involved for
many years and participated in mission trips of Haiti’s Fund Work Inc. helping build cisterns and fish ponds, doing health clinics and programs in the schools, will lead a discussion on the many positive results of her work in the lives of the people and their environment.

No registration required.

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