The Corinthian Conversation: The Crisis of Church Conflict
5-sessions online hosted in partnership with Vineville United Methodist Church in Macon, Georgia. Sundays from 6:00 PM ET - 7:30 PM ET starting January 22 until February 26, 2023.
Description
In this course, we explore the issues that the church in Corinth faced and the Apostle Paul’s conversations with them. We also look at the particulars of the situations and how Paul consistently emphasizes the “big picture”—the Corinthians’ embodiment of Jesus.
This class will also look beyond the issues to the emotional relationship between Paul and the church in crisis. Finally, we ask how the conversation between Paul and Corinth can offer support and guidance to the church in our context as the church navigates the particular conflicts of the 21st century.
Scholarships are available for this course, please email us at candlerfoundry@emory.edu for more information.
Instructor
Elizabeth "Ebby" Arnold is the post-doctoral fellow for The Candler Foundry. She holds a PhD in New Testament from Emory University and her dissertation focused on the wilderness in Luke-Acts. In The Candler Foundry, she teaches Courses in the Community as well as Candler School of Theology. Ebby is currently creating Candler Foundry's Foundations in Faith and Leadership, an on-line certificate program for community- and church-based theological education. Her research areas include the literary interpretation of scripture, humor and emotion in the Bible, and the intersection of the church and the academy.
Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Continuing Education Units (CEU) are available for this course. There is a processing fee of $25.00, and an Award Letter will be issued once the course has been completed. Please add the CEU Processing Fee at checkout.