Center for Faith and Culture offers flourishing classes

08/26/2025

The Center for Faith and Culture's season of personal flourishing courses continue for the fall semester. Taught by local pastors and Jewell faculty on faith as it relates to literature, science, politics, the arts, music, health, finance and Biblical studies, classes meet on campus or at a Center for Faith and Culture partner congregation. 

Each class is unique, taught from the perspective of flourishing and faith from each faculty member’s discipline. All are welcome to participate. 

Course Highlights

• The Code & The Cross
  Dr. Brendon Benz, Jewell Professor of History and Religion; Center for Faith and Culture Theologian-in-Residence
  7-8:30 p.m., Sept. 16, 23, 30
  Resurrection Downtown
   
• Science Literacy for Responsible Citizenship
  Dr. Blane Baker, Jewell Professor of Physics
  6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 3, 10, 17
  Village Presbyterian Church
   
• Picking up rice in a church…how the Beatles crafted songs that carefully blended music and lyrics to reflect both intense humanity and grounded spirituality
  Dr. Ian Coleman, Jewell Professor of Music
  7-8:30 p.m., Oct. 15, 22, 29, Nov. 5
  Second Baptist Church, Liberty
   
• No Longer Reasoning Like a Child: Growing and Embracing an Adult Faith
  Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka, Senior Pastor, Village Presbyterian Church
  6:30-8 p.m., Nov. 5, 12, 19
  Village Presbyterian Church
   
• Agrarianism and Agrarian Spirituality
  Mark Buhlig, Pastor, Englewood Church
  12-4 p.m., Nov. 8
  William Jewell College
   
• Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious
  Tom Petrizzo, Former CEO, Beacon Mental Health
  7-8:30 p.m., Dec. 2, 9, 16
  Resurrection Downtown