Week Two Week of January 28th to February 1st - Kairos

 Kairos!



Her arms are sanctuary
Her touch can heal and save me
The greatest gift God ever gave me
Is wrapped up in the heart of a woman....

This week in Contemporary Christian Women we will continue with the research phase of the Women Research Project.  You will also begin writing your Beauty Shop Letters. On Tuesday, I will introduce the idea of "divestment." There is a section in your binder based on an article we will discuss in detail next week.  Since Kairos will take place this week, I will keep the classes "light" and focused on items introduced last week.

Due Monday, 2/4. I Call on the Spirit Of....

Due Friday, 2/8, three (3) Beauty Shop Letters

We will also begin a class or two with your "I Call on the Spirit Of..." exercise due this Monday, Feb. 4th 2019

  

Monday - Block Day - No classes

Tuesday - What is "divestment" in terms of Spirituality?

7 Things You Can Control That Will Make A Huge Difference In Your Life

Notes 

Distribution of "Divestment: A Spiritual Process"

Your link to the Library's Guide (Lib Guide) to the Contemporary Christian Women's Project is here.
http://merion-mercy.libguides.com/c.php?g=370746&p=4272992

Wednesday - Library time for continued research on Women's Project.

Thursday - Library time for continued research on Women's Project.

Friday - Post It!

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Welcome!

Welcome to this course on Contemporary Christian Women! I plan to use this blog as a supplement to our course together. Along with the use of your binder, I would like to use this blog to assist you in "enfleshing" the course content.

What we will be doing in class this week:

1. Introductions

2. Binder Overview

3. Call On the Spirit exercise (completed at home)

4. Selection of Women

5. Introduction to Divestment article

For your consideration.This video and song reflects the nature of the main project of this course as described in your binder. I share it with you in order elicit the images and contributions of those women of the past who fought for human dignity and freedom.

On a lighter but equally poignant note when the below song," Respect" by Otis Reading and sung by Aretha Franklin, was released in 1967, it was just two years prior that the Voting Rights Act of 1965  was signed by President Johnson. It provided for federal oversight and enforcement of voter registration in states and individual voting districts with a history of discriminatory tests and underrepresented populations. It prohibited discriminatory practices preventing African Americans and other minorities from registering and voting, and electoral systems diluting their vote. On June 12, 1967 in Loving v. Virginia, the U.S Supreme Court rules that prohibiting interracial marriage is unconstitutional. On April 4, 1968, Dr. King is assassinated. Just seven days later, April 11^th, the Civil Rights Act is signed. The Fair Housing Act is Title VIII of this act and bans discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing.

Introduction of Contemporary Christian Women Project

 Prayer

Heart of a Woman

A prayer and project details (rubric) will be distributed in class along with selection of a woman's name found on page 8 of your binder.

On Friday, 1/15/19, we will meet in the library for you to begin the project.