At the heart of Christianity is a dichotomy of matter and spirit. At the heart of many of our disagreements within the faith are differences in understanding how these two realms intersect and overlap. In Class 1, we walk through the Scriptural story - from Genesis to Revelation - exploring the relationship between matter and the spirit. The fruit is a new dimension of the gospel: dust and divinity are united in a glorious whole! We dwell in a sacramental universe, and that changes everything in how we see the world and our role within it.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

Are science and faith really at odds? Or are they profoundly complementary ways of seeing the world that often misunderstand their role in seeing the big picture of who God is and what he’s doing in the world? This class explores philosophy of science, the nuances of Scriptural interpretation, and developments in modern physics (including quantum mechanics) that suggest more coherence between science and faith than we often realize.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

The greatest tensions between science and faith are often preceived in the question of origins. In this class, we explore various views on how God created the world, and the implications they have for Scriptural interpretation and scientific understanding.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

What do we really mean when we say we “meet God” in creation? In the class, we talk about the ancient Christian spirituality of communing with God in nature, seeing the Trinity in a tree, and more.

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?

Does the mission of the church include the restoration of our relationship with creation? What does that mean for global warming, our consumption, the arts, and more?

Series Description: Some of the biggest questions in our faith and our culture revolve around how to understand creation. How do the physical and spiritual realms of reality overlap and interact?