Some Video Clips & Selected Readings to help Enrich Your Learning and Reflection. These are organized by week in function of the sermon series on Sundays.
Week 1 - What’s the Story of the Bible?
Presbyterian Questions. Presbyterian Answers [PDF]
Chapter 2. The Bible
Being Presbyterian in the Bible Belt [PDF]
Chapter 2. Is the Bible the Literal Word of God, or Just a Long, Boring Book?
Presbyterian Beliefs. A Brief Introduction [PDF]
Chapter 1. Revelation - How We Know of God.
Who's Afraid of Postmodernism. [PDF]
Chapter 3 Where Have All the Metanarratives Gone? Lyotard, Postmodernism, and the Christian Story
Week 2 - Why Isn’t There a Bible 2.0 or 3.0?
What's the Bible? From Presbyterian Questions. Presbyterian Answers [PDF]
This is a great into to the Bible - short, sweet, and funny.
How does the Bible help us Know of God? Presbyterian Beliefs. A Brief Introduction [PDF]
This talk about our understanding of revelation - how God allows Godself to be known.
Evangelicalism. The Path to a New Christianity. Dave P. Gushee
Chapter 3 “Hearing God’s Voice Beyond Scripture” [PDF]
This talks about including readings & learnings that are not in the Bible.
Being Presbyterian in a Dysvangelical America. A Guide to Reclaiming the Good News of God’s Grace. Ted. V. Jr., and Alex Thornburg.
Chapter 7. “Presbyterians are Reformed, and Always Reforming”After [PDF]
This talks about why as Presbyterian we don’t need to add books to the Bible, but rather be open to the Holy Spirit reforming our understanding of scripture. It uses slavery and racicm in the PCUSA as an example.