The Theology and Spirituality of St Paul - Study Day

In this study day we will explore the Apostle Paul, and the theological vision that we find in his letters. All sorts of issues emerge once we start doing this: how did Paul understand himself, as an apostle, given that he almost certainly never met the earthly Jesus? How did he understand God's involvement in history, and in revelation? Who is Christ, for Paul, and what does it mean for believers to be 'in Christ'; what does it mean for Christ to be 'in us'? We will also need to look at how Paul understood the calling of Christian communities, and what he expected of Christ-followers in those communities (in other words, his ethics).  

You will have opportunity to study key passages from Paul's letters; to consider some of the issues and approaches in the contemporary study of Paul; and to consider our own response to Christ, in the light of Paul's thought.  

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