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To Humanity, Love Paul with Holly Vaughan
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Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course for $75.00!
Saint Paul is a towering figure in Christianity. Much of our theology is based on his letters, but they are full of seemingly run-on sentences and difficult language. Even Saint Peter had trouble with them (2 Peter 3:16)! His words are sometimes turned against the Church by people of other belief systems. Was Paul Catholic? How on earth can we read these letters and know what he's talking about?! Join Mrs. Vaughan in this course to meet the true Saint Paul and go on a whirlwind journey with him as he evangelizes to the ends of the earth!
Instructor: Holly Vaughan
Course Description: Saint Paul is a towering figure in the Church. So much of our Catholic theology is based on his writings, and yet so often people attempt to turn his words against the Church. This course is going to introduce students to Saint Paul within his own context - a first-century Jewish convert to Christianity. We will look at his radical transformation, how Jesus completely transformed his reading of Jewish Scriptures, his many sea-faring adventures, his run-ins with the authorities, and we will walk through the letters he wrote (they're for everyone, not just theologians!) in order to get to really know this man who has shaped the teachings of the Church more than anyone besides Jesus Himself. We will get to know both his personality (sometimes a bit overwhelming, always loving) as well as his theology. This course will give students a better grasp of not only who Saint Paul is, but of the Catholic position on grace, salvation, and the mystical Body of Christ, and will equip them to better live and defend their faith through the great Saint Paul.
Catholic Bible
Notebook
Other reading selections will be provided free by the instructor.
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To Humanity, Love Paul with Holly Vaughan
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Holly Vaughan
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Theology ➤ Scripture
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High School
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December 20th, 2022 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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Those Who Have Ears to Hear – Hear This! Unlocking the Mysteries of the Parables of Jesus
To Humanity, Love Paul
That They May All Be One: Getting to Know St. Irenaeus, the Doctor of Unity
A Note to Restless Hearts – The Confessions of Saint Augustine
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Special notes
Includes a writing component. Extra pre-recorded lectures are provided for a couple of weeks.
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None
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Course Outline:
Week One - Meeting Saint Paul
Week Two - Gracing the Galatians
Week Three - Thinking Through the End Times with the Thessalonians
Week Four - Correcting the Corinthians
Week Five - The Captivated Colossians
Week Six - Correcting the Corinthians a Second Time
Week Seven - Entering Ephesus
Week Eight - Reaching Out to the Romans
Week Nine - Still Reaching Out to the Romans
Week Ten - The Faithful Philippians
Week Eleven - Review Part 1
Week Twelve - Review Part 2 and Final Exam
Materials
Homework
Weekly Readings and Quizzes
Possible Supplemental Lectures
Final Exam
Paper Project. This will be a 2- to 3-page paper on an aspect of Saint Paul’s teaching that is not well known by Catholics.
(Estimated 20 - 30 minutes of homework each week, not including work on the paper.)
Holly Vaughan
mrsvaughanhsc@gmail.com
About Holly Vaughan
Holly Vaughan comes to Homeschool Connections with an extensive background in parish catechetical work. She has experience in catechesis with all ages, particularly with middle school, high school, and adult faith formation.
She has not only taught, but been involved in curriculum creation for all of these ages, and is especially interested in creating classes that teach in the format developed by the Early Church Fathers, which roots everything we learn in Scripture.
While studying theology at the University of Dayton, she was accepted to the Master’s Program at Augustine Institute to study for her MA in Theology with a concentration in Sacred Scripture. She has a special love for helping high school and young adult students grow in their faith, and for the Order of Christian Initiation for Adults, both of which provide many opportunities to see people come alive as the teaching of our Catholic faith resonates with them in a new way.
Holly lives in rural Southern Illinois with her wonderful husband, who is a farmer, and their three sons, one who graduated from Homeschool Connections and one who is a current Homeschool Connections student.
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