Reading group of

the spirit of early christian thought

This semester, Dr. Nathaniel Peters (Morningside) will be leading a reading group for undergraduates, graduate students, and recent graduates over lunch on Thursdays. We will be reading and discussing Robert Louis Wilken’s The Spirit of Early Christian Thought, a rich introduction to the life, thought, and culture of early Christianity. Students from different religious backgrounds and fields of study are welcome to join us. Please come for whichever sessions interest you; you can come to any session regardless of whether you’ve come before.

SCHEDULE

• March 24 | Chs. 1 & 2: How God Is Known and Christian Worship

• March 31 | Chs. 3 & 4: The Bible and the Trinity

• April 7 | Chs. 5 & 6: The Work of Christ and the Creation of the World

• April 14 | Chs. 7 & 8: Faith and the Church

• April 21 | Chs. 9 & 10: Christian Poetry and Icons

• April 28 | Chs. 11 & 12: The Moral Life and the Spiritual Life