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$49.00
This eight-session course introduces us to the voices of six women who struggled with issues of identity, character, and calling, and who were able to attest to God’s living presence amidst their struggles.
Dr. Amy G. Oden is Professor of Early Church History and Spirituality at Saint Paul School of Theology at Oklahoma City University. Prior to that she served as Dean and Professor of History of Christianity at Wesley Theological Seminary. Her Ph.D. in Religious Studies is from Southern Methodist University. Dr. Oden’s areas of special interest and publication include early Christianity, hospitality, and women’s contributions to church history. Her books include Right Here Right Now: The Practice of Christian Mindfulness (Abingdon, 2017), God’s Welcome: Hospitality for a Gospel-Hungry World (Pilgrim Press, 2008), and In Her Words: Women’s Writings in the History of Christian Thought (Abingdon, 1994).
This is a mid-level course for both women and men who want to grow in faith and see how God works in difficult times and places. Each session requires a few pages of reading.
Each video and PDF will be available for download individually. All the files together are 871.2 MB, so you may wish to save everything to a flash drive.
The download links will be available on the receipt that is emailed to you upon purchase, so save your email if you do not download all files at once. Please check your email spam folder if you do not receive a receipt. All files will be available for download for one year from date of purchase.
This article is reprinted by permission from Leading Ideas, a free e-newsletter from the Lewis Center for Church Leadership of Wesley Theological Seminary available at churchleadership.com.
