Creation and Reconciliation: A Theology of Sociality

Tracking closely the creation narratives of Genesis, this course helps leaders understand community-building not as a program, but as participation in God’s creative and reconciling work.

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1. Lesson 1: Introduction and models of community building
2. Lesson 2: "God said" - Creation by the Word
1. Lesson 1: "In Our image" - Life as praise
2. Lesson 2: "Fill the earth and subdue it" - Dominion
1. Lesson 1: "God blessed the seventh day" - Sabbath
1. Lesson 1: "There He placed the man" - Place and Vocation
2. Lesson 2: "In the midst of the garden" - The church
1. Lesson 1: "Cultivate and keep" - Work
2. Lesson 2: "Eat freely" - Economics
1. Lesson 1: "Name them" - Order and Government
2. Lesson 2: "She shall be called woman" - Family and Recognizing Persons
1. Lesson 1: "Did God say" - The Fall and Reconciliation
2. Lesson 2: "He built a city" - Cities
1. Lesson 1: Babel and Pentecost - The Public

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Course begins August 31, 2026

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Creation and Reconciliation: A Theology of Sociality

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About this course

Course begins August 31, 2026