Cosmic Peace
Pacific School of Religion
About This Course
This study may be unlike any other Bible study you’ve participated in. In addition to studying Scripture, you will also be reading essays and personal testimonies, experiencing spoken word and poetry, meditating on visual art, and listening to or watching in-depth interviews and panels. We hope you will experience this as a spiritual feast for your senses and your soul, inspiring you in your journey to learn more about the character of God and the discipleship he calls each of us to.
Here is a bird’s-eye view of this six-week study:
Session 1 Opening Introduces the topic and creates space to reflect on the ideas,
teachings, questions, and doubts the group is bringing into the study.
Session 2 Manifesto Overviews the topic and explores the foundational spiritual
truth that guides the rest of the sessions.
Session 3 Myth Names and deconstructs common false beliefs and false
teachings about this topic within church and society.
Session 4 Material Delves into Jesus-centered, biblically based teachings on the
topic and its implications for how we live.
Session 5 Motion Explores meaningful ways to embrace relevant embodied
practices in our everyday lives.
Session 6 Closing Reviews the main themes from the study and facilitates next
steps to apply learnings in practical and meaningful ways.
Course Components
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Learning Objectives
This course takes you on a deep exploration of how cosmic peace can break through into our imperfect world and imperfect relationships. By the time you complete all six sessions of this study on cosmic peace, you will:
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gain a biblical perspective of cosmic peace as a reality of the kingdom of God;
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understand the myths that dismiss or diminish peace in and around us; and
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learn how to pursue peace in your own life, both in the ordinary and the extraordinary.
Your Instructor
Drew Jackson
Poet, Speaker, and Public Theologian
Drew Jackson is a poet, speaker, and public theologian. He is author of God Speaks Through Wombs: Poems on God’s Unexpected Coming and Touch the Earth: Poems on The Way. His work has appeared in Oneing from the Center for Action and Contemplation, The Isolation Journals with Suleika Jaouad, Made for Pax, The Journal from the Centre for Public Christianity, Fathom Magazine, and other publications.
Drew received his B.A. in Political Science from the Univ. of Chicago and his M.A. in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary. He currently works as the Director of Mission Integration for the Center for Action and Contemplation, and lives in Brooklyn, NY with his wife and daughters.