The Corinthian Conversation: a Church in Conflict
The Candler Foundry in partnership with Vineville UMC
Course Information
Course Dates: January 22 - March 5, 2023
Skipping February 5
Course Time: Sundays 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EDT (online)
Course Description
In this six-week course, we explore the issues that the church in Corinth faced and the Apostle Paul’s conversations with them. We also look at the particulars of the situations and how Paul consistently emphasizes the “big picture”—the Corinthians’ embodiment of Jesus.
This class will also look beyond the issues to the emotional relationship between Paul and the church in crisis. Finally, we ask how the conversation between Paul and Corinth can offer support and guidance to the church in our context as the church navigates the particular conflicts of the 21st century.
For more information, please email our Coordinator of Courses in the Community, Damellys Sacriste, at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.
Pitts Theology Library Digital Resource Access
Explore your theological questions
All registered participants in the Courses in the Community program have access to select Pitts Theology Library resources. These resources can be used to research topics, authors, or areas of interest from class discussions. Please click on the link below to be taken to the library access portal. If you need assistance, please contact Cristha Edwards Lea, Coordinator of Digital Initiatives, at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.
Username: corinthianconversationsp23
Password: foundryaccess01222023
Meet the Instructor
Dr. Elizabeth Arnold
Elizabeth "Ebby" Arnold is the post-doctoral fellow for The Candler Foundry. She holds a Ph.D. in New Testament from Emory University and her dissertation focused on the wilderness in Luke-Acts. In The Candler Foundry, she teaches Courses in the Community as well as Candler School of Theology. Ebby is currently creating Candler Foundry's Foundations in Faith and Leadership, an online certificate program for community- and church-based theological education. Her research areas include the literary interpretation of scripture, humor, and emotion in the Bible, and the intersection of the church and the academy.
If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to reach out to Ebby at elizabeth.arnold@emory.edu
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Courses in the Community: On Demand
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