In this opening talk for the 2022 Fall Retreat, the Rev. Dr. Jonathon Wylie discusses what archaeology can and cannot do. How are we to make connections between the archaeological record and the Bible?
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society with a look at the influence of Sigmund Freud and Wilhelm Reich, who together sexualized psychology and politicized sex.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Ecclesiastes with a discussion of our “fear of missing out” and how the world is never enough. We can be assured, though, that God has prepared something better for us.
Continuing his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society, Dr. Michael Nicholson looks at the work and legacy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche, as well as the example of Oscar Wilde. When God is thought to be irrelevant, moral codes are deemed oppressive and a moral order becomes impossible to sustain.
Continuing his class on the book of Ecclesiastes, Dr. Michael Nicholson begins unpacking the idea that this world is never enough. He then looks closely at chapter 1, in which Solomon describes our world as weary and worn-out.
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Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society, reviewing chapter two of Carl Trueman'sStrange New World. In this discussion, he looks at the ideas of Rene Descartes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and the Romanticists.
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The Method of DOUBT: Descartes' Discourse on Method, Part IV
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament by beginning a series on Ecclesiastes. In this introductory lesson, he reviews authorship and dating, and looks at some key terms and themes from the book.
Dr. Michael Nicholson continues his Scripture, the Self, and Society class with a look at the first chapter ofStrange New World by Carl Trueman. He discusses Trueman's major premise as well as some key terms: "the self," "expressive individualism," and "the social imaginary."
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The Blue's Clues Pride Parade Sing-Along Ft. Nina West! - YouTube
Kicking off his class on Scripture, the Self, and Society (which will use Carl Trueman's bookStrange New World as a central resource), Dr. Michael Nicholson leads a tour of the world in which we find ourselves: transgenderism, drag, pronouns, and more. Then he does a short Bible study on the meaning of "identity."
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The 11-year-old trailblazing drag kid 'Desmond is Amazing' - YouTube
US Navy Training Video - Importance Of Using Correct Pronouns - YouTube
Dr. Nicholson continues his class on the Wisdom literature of the Old Testament by wrapping up his series on Job. In this session, God finally answers Job, Job repents, and then is finally restored.
