PASTOR JIM'S SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

"Unlearning God: How Unbelieving Helped me Believe" by Philip Gulley 

Pastor Jim’s Sunday school class is very intentionally a safe place for Faith Deconstruction and Re-Construction. It’s a community, and a time where asking questions, processing doubts, holding onto some things, and letting go of other things is not only accepted, but encouraged. This is a time and place for intentional faith formation. Sometimes we leave with answers to our questions, and sometimes we leave with more questions than we came with. That is all part of finding faith. 

This group is a safe place to do that important work. If you are looking for a place, and a group, where you can do this kind of work, we hope you will join us for our next study on the book "Unlearning God" by Philip Gulley. This study will begin on May 17 and end on June 28. We meet in Room 104 in the basement from 10:20 AM until 11:05 AM on Sunday mornings. You can purchase your book at Thriftbooks.com (http://thriftbooks.com/) or other booksellers. 

The reading schedule for this class is below. We would love for you to join us.    

READING SCHEDULE:        

MAY 17 | Preface, Chapters 1 & 2        

MAY 24 | Chapters 3 & 4        

MAY 31 | No Class, Raggedy Ann Celebration Between Services        

JUNE 7 | Chapters 5 & 6        

JUNE 14 | Chapters 7 & 8        

JUNE 21 | Chapters 9 & 10        

JUNE 28 | Chapters 11 & 12 

BOOK OVERVIEW: Most of us grow up taking in whole belief systems with our mother's milk, only to discover later that what we received as being certain is actually nothing like it. And then we're faced with a choice--retreat to spiritual security and the community that comes with it, or strike out into the unknown. With his trademark humor and down-home wisdom, Philip Gulley serves as just the spiritual director a wayward pilgrim could warm to, inviting readers into his own sometimes rollicking, sometimes daunting journey of spiritual discovery. He writes about being raised by a Catholic mother and a Baptist father across the street from a family of Jehovah's Witnesses--all three camps convinced the others are doomed. To nearly everyone's consternation, Philip grows up to be a Quaker and a pastor. In "Unlearning God", Gulley showcases his well-loved gift as a storyteller and his acute sensibilities as a public theologian in conversations that will charm, provoke, encourage, and inspire.