The Rev. Dr. Hans Boersma
MS 718/818
Residential Week: January 20-24
Course Dates: January 6-31
Apply by: Dec 2, 2024
Dear Clergy Brothers and Sisters,
If you are in the market for a solid Continuing Ed opportunity, let me recommend this course, being offered through Nashotah House by the renowned theologian, Hans Boersma.
The course description reads thusly,
“With the disappearance of the plausibility structures of a Christian culture in the modern and late modern Western world, Christians face anew the perennial question of the relationship between the church and her surrounding culture. How is it that the position of the church has changed so drastically over the past several centuries? In what sense can and ought we to speak of the church providing a distinctive culture? How should Christians take their place among the cacophony of voices in contemporary society? In this course we will study past and contemporary theological models to study these and other questions. In so doing, we will analyze the various theological issues at stake and develop a distinctly ecclesial approach to the theology of culture.”
Hans is a wonderful professor; I’ve had him for a class (and a few random class sessions that I crashed). He’s a wonderful man; we’ve enjoyed a few dinners together. (And—this speaks volumes—Beth loves him!) Finally, you’ve got a chance to escape our horrible South Carolina January weather for the frigid clime of Wisconsin! OK, forget that last bit, but A January week in Wisconsin will test your mettle like no other.
Blessings,
+Chip