The Christian writer Frederick Buechner famously said, “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” In this course, we will look at a wide variety of people who found joy and purpose in serving God in the world in many ways. Students will explore practices aimed at helping them hear God’s call in their lives to find their own particular joys and purposes in the world. Much of the class will consist of weekly online conversations around these issues.

This course fulfills the St. Christopher’s upper school religion requirement and is designed for organized, self-motivated students. In order to receive credit, students must attend all three on-campus class days and complete all work assigned during the asynchronous portion in a timely manner. Any student who has not completed the course by the Sunday following the session’s last day (July 12 for Session I and August 9 for Session II) will risk not receiving credit and may need to take a religion course during the school year. Reading and writing assignments are expected to require approximately 60 minutes per day.

 

The required texts will be provided by the instructor. Class size is limited.