Christian Wisdom:: Exploring the Gospel of Thomas
Tuesday January 19 - Tuesday March 9, 2020
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Offered OVER Zoom!
The Gospel of Thomas is one of the sacred books of early Christianity. It solely contains the Wisdom Sayings (Logia) of Jesus. These are similar to the parables of Jesus found in the New Testament Canonical Gospels. The Program will focus on a small group exploration and unpacking of the Gospel of Thomas as an expression of Christian Wisdom.
At our first meeting a brief History for anyone new to the group. After that, those continuing from the fall, will offer their insights on common themes they discovered from the Logia we shared and how those Logia informed their understanding of the Canonical Gospels.
Each week of this program will feature a facilitated exploration of a select Logia. During our eight weeks we'll cover various Logia in the Gospel of Thomas using a Lectio Divina style to unpack the Wisdom of each Logion considered. Parallel sayings from the Canonical Gospels will be presented for comparison where applicable and commentary from a variety of sources will be used to enhance the meaning uncovered by the group. Each member of the group will be encouraged to spend time with the Logia we discuss between meetings so that it's deeper and transformative meaning might be further revealed to them.
Because Wisdom work is inspired by the Spirit, each session will being with a 20-minute period of Centering Prayer to ground and open all participants to the workings of the Spirit.
The size of the group is limited to 14 participants to ensure that there is ability for all to share. All sessions will be conducted over Zoom.
The suggested offering for this program is $85 for all eight sessions.
Please register below, once we have sufficient registrations you'll be contacted to regarding the method of payment and other details about the group.
At our first meeting a brief History for anyone new to the group. After that, those continuing from the fall, will offer their insights on common themes they discovered from the Logia we shared and how those Logia informed their understanding of the Canonical Gospels.
Each week of this program will feature a facilitated exploration of a select Logia. During our eight weeks we'll cover various Logia in the Gospel of Thomas using a Lectio Divina style to unpack the Wisdom of each Logion considered. Parallel sayings from the Canonical Gospels will be presented for comparison where applicable and commentary from a variety of sources will be used to enhance the meaning uncovered by the group. Each member of the group will be encouraged to spend time with the Logia we discuss between meetings so that it's deeper and transformative meaning might be further revealed to them.
Because Wisdom work is inspired by the Spirit, each session will being with a 20-minute period of Centering Prayer to ground and open all participants to the workings of the Spirit.
The size of the group is limited to 14 participants to ensure that there is ability for all to share. All sessions will be conducted over Zoom.
The suggested offering for this program is $85 for all eight sessions.
Please register below, once we have sufficient registrations you'll be contacted to regarding the method of payment and other details about the group.
Registration:
The eight-week group starting January 19th is currently at capacity.
If you're interested in being on the wait-list for this group or be be notified about future Gospel of Thomas groups please send an email to msmoolca@invialumen.org.
The eight-week group starting January 19th is currently at capacity.
If you're interested in being on the wait-list for this group or be be notified about future Gospel of Thomas groups please send an email to msmoolca@invialumen.org.
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Presented and Facilitated by Mike Smoolca:
Nearly a decade ago Mike Smoolca retired from a nearly 30 year career in Business and Technology to focus on deepening his relationships, spirituality, teaching and service to others. Mike is a practicing Spiritual Director and trained Spiritual Director Supervisor as well as a leader in the area's Christian Contemplative Community. |