WHY THIS COURSE?
(Or the Trouble with Elites and Hacks...and a little about me)
There are plenty of elite academics in ivory towers, trained in the latest intellectual fashions and fanciest words.
I (Geoff Holsclaw) was trained in all that when I got my PhD.
But these elites have lost sight of the questions, doubts, hopes, and fears of everyday people.
And then there are the hack theologians. They offer pious sounding words ripped from the headlines and the Bible.
They promise to revitalize your faith in two easy steps, banishing all doubts, and bringing you peace and joy. But they don't.
I'M NEITHER an elite academic nor a hack theologian.
I'm both a pastor and professor. I'm both a theologian and practitioner.
And I've walked through this process of deconstructing fundamentalism.
And I'LL GUIDE YOU THROUGH.
Mining my own experience and talking and walking with many others, I created Deconstructing Fundamentalism without Destroying Faith in order to guide you through the 5 main shifts you need to make while deconstructing fundamentalism.
WHAT'S IN THE COURSE?
I'm going to take you on a deep dive through 5 topics that will help you leave fundamentalism without losing your faith.
Basically, the goal is to focus on JESUS!
(Yes, I made an acronym out of Jesus' name. I told you I'm a recovering fundamentalist!)
• From Biblicism to Jesus, the Word
• From Independent Brain to Embodied Faith
• From Anti-Science to Sacred World
• From Penal Substitution to Victorious Union
• From Culture War to Sent into the World.