Covenant Class Programs (Page 2)

Covenant Class | John F. Kutsko Guest speaker John F. Kutsko, Executive Director of Atla, a membership association of librarians and information professionals, and a producer of research tools, committed to advancing the study of religion and theology. April 23, 2023

Covenant Class | Rev. Dr. Carlos Emilio Ham Carlos Emilio Ham, President Emeritus of the Caribbean Conference of Churches (CCC), has served as a pastor of the Presbyterian-Reformed Church in Cuba for more than 35 years. He joined the staff of the World Council of Churches (WCC) in March 2001 as Program Executive for Evangelism, served as the Coordinator of the Mission and Ecumenical Formation Team, and finally as Program Executive for Diakonia & Latin America-Caribbean until December 2013.  In…

Covenant Class | THE WHIRLWIND DISCOURSES IN THE BOOK OF JOB | Choon-leong Seow Choon-leong Seow, Vanderbilt, Buffington, Cupples Chair in Divinity Distinguished Professor of Hebrew Bible, THE WHIRLWIND DISCOURSES IN THE BOOK OF JOB. The book of Job, widely regarded as a classic in world literature, reaches its climax in chapters 38-41, where God finally responds to Job. Yet, these are also among the most controversial and difficult portions to understand. This series of lectures will consider the theological meaning of these divine speeches as God answer to Job’s problem, as well as Job’s responses…

Covenant Class | Parables: At Once, Revealing and Veiling | Lucas W. Mburu | 02.12.23 Lucas hails from Kenya, Africa. He is a husband to Eunice and father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa – Kenya. He holds an M.A.(TS) degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2021 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. program in the New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University. His study interest gravitates around Jesus’s words on human agency and…

Covenant Class | Parables: At Once, Revealing and Veiling | Lucas W. Mburu | 02.12.23 Lucas hails from Kenya, Africa. He is a husband to Eunice and father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa – Kenya. He holds an M.A.(TS) degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2021 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. program in the New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University. His study interest gravitates around Jesus’s words on human agency and…

Covenant Class | Parables: At Once, Revealing and Veiling | Lucas W. Mburu | 02.05.23 Lucas hails from Kenya, Africa. He is a husband to Eunice and father to Grace and Timothy. He is an ordained minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, serving with the Presbyterian Church of East Africa – Kenya. He holds an M.A.(TS) degree from Columbia Theological Seminary in 2021 and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. program in the New Testament and Early Christianity at Vanderbilt University. His study interest gravitates around Jesus’s words on human agency and…

Covenant Class | The Future of theological Education | Rev. Dr. Victor Aloyo | 01.29.23

Guest Speaker: Kem Hinton FAIA Kem is an architect, historian, author, artist, and lecturer.   Incredible structures, fascinating history, religious intrigue, and unsolved mysteries The Temple Mount in Jerusalem THE MOST SACRED PLACE ON EARTH! A REMARKABLE JOURNEY THROUGH 3,000 YEARS | Part II | January 8, 2023

Guest Speaker: Kem Hinton FAIA Kem is an architect, historian, author, artist, and lecturer.   Incredible structures, fascinating history, religious intrigue, and unsolved mysteries The Temple Mount in Jerusalem THE MOST SACRED PLACE ON EARTH! A REMARKABLE JOURNEY THROUGH 3,000 YEARS | January 8, 2023

Led by: Rev. Guy D. Griffith Covenant Class | Part I: The Advent season represented in art. | Led by GuyGriffith | 12.11.22 Covenant Class | Part II: The Advent season represented in art. | Led by GuyGriffith | 12.18.22

Guest Speaker: Rev. Bill Shaw Northen Ireland Peacemake Northern Ireland Peacemaker | November 13, 2022

Guest Speaker: Kem Hinton FAIA Kem is an architect, historian, author, artist, and lecturer.   Where is the Oldest Bible? | October 30th, 2022 The Holy Grail | November 6th, 2022

Guest Speaker: Laura M. Fabrycky Laura is the author of Keys to Bonhoeffer’s Haus: Exploring the World and Wisdom of Dietrich Bonhoeffer.

Guest Speaker: Rev. Bridgett Green Practice Generosity: Sharing Resources, Wisdom, Justice, and Power.

Guest Speaker: Richard B. Hays George Washington Ivey Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament Duke University “Reading Backwards: Israel’s Story as Scripture for the Church?” What do we mean when we say that Israel’s story is Scripture for us? How did the New Testament authors interpret the testimony of Israel’s Scriptures?  Did the Old Testament somehow actually predict the coming of Jesus?  Or were the New Testament writers illegitimately plucking prooftexts out of their proper historical context?  In this class, we will…

“The Crisis in American Christianity: Am I My Brother’s Keeper?” Led by Rev. Dr. James Hudnut-Beumler

We welcome back James Womack, former Chair of the Art Department at Montgomery Bell Academy. Womack will teach on Giotto’s masterpiece, the Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel. The chapel contains a fresco cycle by Giotto, completed about 1305 and considered to be an important masterpiece of Western art. Giotto frescoed the chapel’s whole surface, including the walls and the ceiling. Cycles of scenes showing the Life of Christ and the Life of the Virgin were the grandest form of religious art in…

The Temple Mount in Jerusalem: The Most Sacred Place on Earth | 03.13.22 We welcome back Kem Hinton, FAIA. Kem is an architect, urban designer, author, historian, graphic designer, photographer, lecturer, LEED accredited professional and visual artist.  His first class will take us on an architectural journey that spans 3,000 years to discover “The Temple Mount in Jerusalem: The Most Sacred Place on Earth.” The second week will explore the question, “Where did they bury my Lord?” In this presentation, Kem…

Friendship as a Christian Practice In John’s Gospel (15:15), Jesus tells his disciples that he does not call them servants any longer but he calls them friends. We will explore what friendship with God entails, how it forms our relationship with God and with others, and what it means for us to befriend others and cultivate unlikely friendships. We will also explore why such friendship is especially important in our current social and cultural contexts.

Professor William “Bill” Brown to teach on Deep Calls to Deep: The Psalms in Dialogue amid Disruption We welcome Dr. William P. Brown, William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA to teach on February 6, 13, and 27. Bill is an ordained PC(USA) pastor and a Princeton Theological Seminary classmate of Guy. He will teach on his new book on the Psalms. The Psalms can help us during a time of disruption and division. Deep…

The Rev. Claire Berry, who grew up at WPC and is now serving UKirk Nashville, the Presbyterian campus ministry for Vanderbilt and Belmont Universities, will join the class on Sunday, January 30. Claire will share about her journey to college ministry and the unique role that UKirk plays in the lives of local students and the larger church, with WPC’s support.

“A Dialogue Between Two Christian Literary-Theologians: Emily Dickinson and Gerard Manley Hopkins, S.J.” | A special discussion led by Victor Judge Part I | January 9th, 2022 Part II | January 16th, 2022 Part III | January 22nd, 2022