Beeson Divinity School’s Lay Academy of Theology will begin its spring 2022 classes on Feb. 21. For more than 20 years, Beeson Divinity faculty have taught these noncredit, six-week courses for interested laity as well as ministers seeking continuing education.
Courses offered this spring include: Genesis: The God Who Creates, Blesses and Transforms; The Life and Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer; The Early Christians: What They Believed and How They Worshipped; and The Book of Acts.
The course schedule is as follows:
Genesis: The God Who Creates, Blesses and Transforms
Mondays, 2-4 p.m.
Begins Feb. 21, 2022
Instructor: Kenneth A. Mathews, professor of Hebrew and Old Testament
The Life and Witness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Mondays, 6-8 p.m.
Begins Feb. 21, 2022
Instructor: Michael Pasquarello III, Methodist Chair of Divinity, director of the Robert Smith Jr. Preaching Institute, director of Doctor of Ministry
The Early Christians: What They Believed and How They Worshipped
Tuesdays, 6-8 p.m.
Begins Feb. 22, 2022
Instructor: Carl Beckwith, professor of history and doctrine
The Book of Acts
Wednesdays, 6-8 p.m.
Begins Feb. 23, 2022
Instructor: Sydney Park, associate professor of Greek and New Testament
The cost is $89 if attending on campus and $69 if participating virtually. Discount rates will expire starting on Feb. 14. The cost is $115/$95 thereafter. Registration can be completed online or by mail.