Fall Semester Study Groups
Friday Bible Study: The Letter to the Ephesians
Paul's letter to the Ephesians unfolds in two movements: the first three chapters lay out the staggering theological reality of who believers are in Christ—chosen, adopted, and united to God's people across every dividing line—while the last three chapters work out what that identity looks like in daily life, from personal character to marriage to spiritual warfare. It’s one of the clearest places in Scripture where doctrine and practice are shown to be inseparable, answering not just "what should I do" but "who am I, and why does that matter for how I live." Ephesians helps us understand, and live faithfully, our identity in Christ. No advance reading required.
Fridays, 7-8am, College Church basement, starting September 4
coffee and snacks provided
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
THREE WEEKS ONLY!
Ever feel like everyone's afraid to just say something is right or wrong anymore? C.S. Lewis saw that coming decades ago, and in The Abolition of Man — a short, punchy read — he explains why, and what we lose when we stop trusting our gut sense of good and evil. Lewis makes the case that modern thought has quietly severed us from any real basis for value judgments — and then shows exactly what's lost when reason has no heart left to guide it. Come for the sharp, prophetic argument; stay for how eerily it predicts the world you're living in now.
Fridays, 4-5pm, location TBD
October 30, November 6, November 13
Past Study Groups
Here are some of the books and topics we’ve explored in recent semesters:
The Letter to the Hebrews
Jesus, Faith, and History
Christian Philosophy as a Way of Life, by Ross Inman
Short Stories of Dostoevsky
The Psalms
The Screwtape Letters, by C.S. Lewis
Demons, by Dostoevsky
The World Beyond Your Head, by Matthew Crawford
The Inspiration of Scripture
The Trinity
The Gospel of Mark
Short Stories of Flannery O’Connor
Resurrection and Afterlife
Love in Western Traditions
Prayer
2 Corinthians
After Virtue, by Alistair MacIntyre
The Works of Søren Kierkegaard
The Righteous Mind, by Jonathan Haidt
The Book of Genesis
The Revelation of John
Christianity and Capitalism
Till We Have Faces, C. S. Lewis
The Confessions, by St. Augustine
Ancient Christian Apologetics