Class Description

The Bible is, in many ways, a rural text. It relates to people with industrial, agrarian, and small-town leanings. Even Jesus, often present in urban settings, teaches using small town and country metaphors.

This course encourages participants to view scripture as a means of fostering new life and ministry in rural settings beyond Sunday school understandings of the scripture.

The course includes audio lectures, readings, course postings, and a project which allows for application of the material learned in the course.

Students are required to have the following book for this class:

Prophet and Teacher, by William R. Herzog, II
This course is eligible for 3.0 CEU.

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