live like a narnian
My husband’s job provides him the amazing privilege of teaching full-time at Bethlehem College & Seminary. With this privilege, also comes the opportunity to teach classes to our entire church body at Bethlehem.
In the past five years, Joe has taught classes covering topics like Theological Foundations I & II, An Introduction to Reformed Theology (T.U.L.I.P), Religious Affections, and the life and ministry of Jonathan Edwards. And while he has loved teaching all of these classes, I’d say he’s most excited about the new class he will be teaching this Spring…
Live Like a Narnian: Christian Discipleship in C.S. Lewis’ The Chronicles of Narnia
Joe has spent a lifetime in Narnia, and specifically the past six months poring over books to write a curriculum to teach this class. For those of you who live in Minnesota and are fellow lovers of the Narnian Chronicles, consider signing up!
Here is a little overview:
The Chronicles of Narnia are some of the most beloved children’s books of all time. But are they really just for children? Or is there more in Narnia than meets the eye? This twelve-week course will examine the Chronicles book by book as powerful stories designed to shape the hearts and minds of their readers. In the process, we will explore C.S. Lewis’ motivation for writing The Chronicles, as well as probe the connections between The Chronicles and Lewis’ other writings. From characters to plot, from symbolism to structure, we will seek to ‘breathe the air’ of Narnia in hopes of both contemplating and enjoying the Christ-saturated world conceived by Lewis. Our goal will be to heed the words of Aslan: “This was the very reason you were brought into Narnia, that by knowing me here for a little, you might know me better there.”
Class Details:
February 9th- May 4th
Wednesday evenings, 6:50-8:15 PM
BBC Downtown Campus, Rm.307
Register at: The Bethlehem Institute
Required Texts:
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
The Narnia Code by Michael Ward
Recommended Texts:
What I learned in Narnia by Douglas Wilson
Books consulted in preparation:
Planet Narnia by Michael Ward
Companion to Narnia by Paul Ford
The Way into Narnia by Peter Schakel
The Narnian by Alan Jacobs
The Discarded Image by C.S. Lewis
The Abolition of Man by C.S. Lewis
Space Trilogy (Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength) by C.S. Lewis
I just registered Nick and I! I’ve been waiting so long for this! yay!
Does Joe allow long-distance learning?? I’m so IN! i’ve just read some of the books this fall already. Way to go Joe.