Nicene Creed Study - Round 2

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GA Perks June 10, 17, 24 and July 1, 8, 15, 29 and August 5, 12 RSVP: While not necessary, it’s nice to let Lukas know you’re coming so there are enough chairs :) - Session 1: God (June 10) - Does God exist? How can I know? Talking about God can often feel abstract and beyond our understanding. How are we even able to speak about God? This session explores faith and reason, ways of knowing and speaking about God, reasons we have to believe that God exists. Read ahead: CCC 26-49, 198-231 Session 2: Creation & The Problem of Evil (June 17) - What does it mean to say God “created everything”? Does that mean God created ‘evil’ too? Although not explicitly addressed in the Creed, the problem of evil is one of the greatest challenges to belief in a loving God. If God is all-knowing, all-powerful, all-good, and created everything, why is there evil and suffering? This session examines the Church’s response to the question and how it fits with the Christian understanding of God, creation, freedom, and redemption. Read ahead: CCC 268-314, 385-421 Session 3: Is Jesus God? (June 24) - Who is Jesus? Was he just a great teacher, a prophet, or a revolutionary? Did Jesus truly claim to be God? Why do we believe that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine? This session explores the identity of Jesus Christ, the meaning of the Incarnation, and how the Church came to articulate its belief in Jesus as true God and true man through Scripture and Tradition.