BREL 311 - Defiant Faith: Biblical and Contemporary Responses to Suffering (4)

Students are invited into two primary sources to explore biblical responses to suffering: the Bible itself and the lives of those in the Birmingham community bearing up against this broken world. The course aims to develop in students a greater understanding of the Bible’s rich, diverse resources for responding to the vicissitudes of life and a greater love and compassion for those in their community who have encountered such challenges. It reclaims the biblical tradition of defiant faith and its potential to support those suffering today. Offered: Spring, on rotation.