Audience
This program is appropriate for adults and young adults who know a lot about the bible and for those who are just learning.
It is particularly appropriate for adults and young adults in thresholds 3, 4, 5 and 6 of faith development.
> Click here to learn more about the thresholds of faith develoment.
Take-Away
Adults and young adults who participate in this opportunity will:
• Understand particular events and people in the Old Testament corpus.
• Identify underlying themes which unite these various events and people.
• Discover how these events and people from the Old Testament shape our faith and lives in
today's world.
About the Presenter
Dr. John Waldmeir is Professor of Religious Studies and Theology at Loras College, where he also edits the publication series “Spiritual Life in the Upper Mississippi River Valley” for the Archbishop Kucera Center for Catholic Intellectual and Spiritual Life. Dr. Waldmier received his Ph.D. in Religion and Literature from the University of Chicago and has taught at Catholic colleges in Detroit and Bismarck, North Dakota. Dr. Waldmeir has been at Loras for twenty-two years, and has taught courses in Catholic identity, sacred scriptures, world religions, and religious traditions within the United States. He has published six books, including Cathedrals of Bone--The Role of the Body in Contemporary Catholic Literature (2009) and (with David Cochran) The Catholic Church in Ireland Today (2015). Most recently, he has published a book on Muslim American literature titled In-Between Identities--Signs of Islam in Contemporary American Writing.
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Registration
• By phone: call 319-233-0498.
• By email: dbqwcaf@dbqarch.org
• Online: Click here to register online
Last Update: 06.06.20