Pohick Church

The Church’s Spread, our Blind Spot & the Worldwide Church in the New Millennium handout, notes
The Early Church and a Theology of Persecution notes
The Communist and “Post-Communist” World handout, notes
The Muslim World: A Growing Threat notes
South Asia-India, Sri Lanka, Burma, Nepal, handout, notes
Why Religious Freedom and the Persecuted Church Matters notes
How Shall We Respond? handout

Introduction: Class Overview and the Nature of Prayer notes, hand-out
Ancient Eastern Prayer, Part I: Hesychasm, along with a Modern Twist notes, hand- out, Taizé Website, "Bless the Lord" Video
Ancient Eastern Prayer, Part II: Praying with Icons notes, hand-out, Icon Gallery
Ancient Western Prayer, Part I: Benedictine Prayer and the Lectio Divina notes, hand-out
Ancient Western Prayer, Part II: The Lectio Divina and the Four Temperaments notes, hand-out

"Almost Christian" (Fall, 2010)

A First Look at the National Study of Youth and Religion (NSYR) notes
The NSYR and Spiritual Seekers, the Disengaged and Religiously Devoted Teens notes
The NSYR and Moralistic Therapeutic Deism notes
The NSYR and Teens entering Adulthood notes
Almost Christian”: Strategies for Teaching our Children notes
Cultural Influences: How does Society Impact our Children’s Integration of Faith? notes
Putting it All Together: Navigating the Pitfalls on the Journey Forward notes

Addiction & Grace (Lent, 2010)

Overview: A God’s Eye View of First-Century Corinth notes
The Dysfunction of Discord: 1 Cor 1-4, 6:1-8 notes Discussion Questions
The Dysfunction of Sexual Immorality: 1 Cor 5, 6:9-20 notes Discussion Questions
The Dysfunction of False Holiness: 1 Cor 7 notes Discussion Questions
The Dysfunction of Libertinism: 1 Cor 8-11:1 notes Discussion Questions
The Dysfunction of Drunkenness and Excess: 1 Cor 11:17-34 notes Discussion Questions
The Dysfunction of Spiritual Pride: 1 Cor 12-14 notes Discussion Questions
The Core Dysfunction: A Mistake in Time: 1 Cor 15 notes Discussion Questions

Faith-Based Finance (Lent, 2009)

Celtic Christianity (Fall, 2008)

The Origins of Celtic Christianity Notes
Celtic Christianity in Ireland: St. Patrick Notes
Celtic Christianity in Scotland: St. Columba Notes
Celtic Christianity in Northumbria: St. Aidan Notes
Celtic Prayer: The Carmina Gadelica Notes
Celtic Art: The Book of Kells Notes
Celtic Evangelism Notes
The Significance of Celtic Christianity for the 21st Century Notes; Personal Inventory

St. Athanasius: The Life of St. Antony (c. 357 A.D.)
primary source Reflection questions
St. Augustine: The Confessions of St. Augustine (c. 400)
primary source Reflection Questions
St. Anselm: The Prayers and Meditations of St. Anslem (c. 1099)
primary source Reflection Questions
Martin Luther: The Freedom of a Christian (1520)
primary source Reflection Questions
John Wesley: A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (1766)
primary source Reflection Questions
Evelyn Underhill: Mysticism (1911)
primary source Reflection Questions
C. S. Lewis: Letters to Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer (1964)
Reflection Question