What does it mean to be a Christian today?

• If I can never let go of my doubt?
• If I have more questions than answers?
• If I can't shake the God revealed in Jesus?

Then this class is for you. Neither one of us can turn off the brains God gave us or ignore the world we live in. Our faith comes wrapped in questions and yet it is faith none the less. Between the challenge of science, the problem of evil, the history behind the Bible and the beauty of religious pluralism, both of us (Tom and Tripp) found Open and Relational Theology as a plausible and life-giving framework for thinking through our faith. In this class we want to introduce it to you by walking line-by-line through the ancient Christian Creed. We can't promise to agree with everything or avoid crossing our fingers, but we will honor the questions we carry and the faith we've inherited as we consider becoming Christian.

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.

He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.

He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.