Tulsa Central Congregation
4811 South Fulton, Tulsa OK 74135
918-627-9508
Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the Christian Right or the Secular Left? Saving Jesus is a revolutionary DVD-based small group exploration of Jesus Christ for the third millennium. Featuring leading religious voices of our day, the 12-week program includes a printable participant reader and a facilitator guide offering discussion questions. The basic format for each weekly 1 - 1½ hour session includes conversation around the readings, a 20-minute video segment and guided discussion. Join Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and a host of others for a conversation around the relevance of Jesus Christ for today.
4) The World into Which Jesus Was Born Featuring John Dominic Crossan
5) Jesus' Birth: Incarnation
6) Teachings of Jesus: Wisdom Tradition Featuring Bernard Brandon Scott
7) Jesus' Program: The Kingdom of God Featuring John Dominic Crossan
8) Jesus' Ministry of Compassion
9) Killing Jesus, Part 1: Who Killed Jesus? Featuring Amy-Jill Levine & Helen Prejean
10) Killing Jesus, Part 2: The Atonement Featuring Rita Nakashima Brock and Rebecca Ann Parker
11) The Resurrection of Christ Featuring James Forbes
12) Why Jesus Is Worth Saving Featuring Marcus Borg
Contributors
John Bell - Church of Scotland minister, composer, member of Iona Community
Marcus Borg - Jesus scholar, author of Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time & The Heart of Christianity
Rita Nakashima Brock - Director of Faith Voices for the Common Good, co-author of Proverbs of Ashes
Walter Brueggemann - Old Testament professor, author of The Prophetic Imagination & Finally Comes the Poet
John Cobb - Internationally renowned process theologian, author of Christ in a Pluralistic Age
John Dominic Crossan - Jesus scholar, author of Jesus, a Revolutionary Biography
James Forbes - Senior Pastor of Riverside Church in NYC
Matthew Fox - Episcopal priest, author of Original Blessing, Creation Spirituality & The Coming of the Cosmic Christ
Lloyd Geering - Religious Studies scholar, author of Christianity without God
Hans Küng - Internationally known Roman Catholic theologian, author of On Being a Christian
Amy-Jill Levine - New Testament professor, Vanderbilt Divinity School
Pat McMahon - KTAR God Show Host
Bill Nelson - Founding Pastor Emeritus, Church of the Beatitudes, Phoenix, AZ
Stephen Patterson - New Testament professor, author of The God of Jesus & Beyond the Passion
Rebecca Ann Parker - Seminary President, Professor of Theology, co-author of Proverbs of Ashes
Helen Prejean - Roman Catholic Sister, author of Dead Man Walking
Tex Sample - Sociologist of Religion, author and noted storyteller
Bernard Brandon Scott - New Testament professor, author of Hear Then the Parable
Luther Smith - Church and Community professor, Howard Thurman scholar
John Shelby Spong - Retired Episcopal Bishop, author of Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism & Why Christianity Must Change or Die
Jim & Jean Strathdee - Internationally popular singers & songwriters
Emilie Townes - Social Ethicist, American Baptist minister, author of Womanist Theology
