This summer, we will be viewing the Great Courses Series God against the Gods: The History of Monotheism and Polytheism, led by Emeritus Professor of the Classics, Robert Garland, of Colgate University.

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In this course, we explore how religion manifests itself in the lives and minds of a richly diverse humanity over time and space. In particular, we explore the similarities and differences between monotheism and polytheism, how both have much to commend them—as well as much to deplore in how they have been interpreted by fanatics—and how they are intimately related, despite their apparent opposition. We will be investigating a subject that goes to the heart of human existence and our problematic relationship with something greater than ourselves. This is all part of the human search for meaning in a universe that provides no ready answers.

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Weekly Lectures

1.  A Human Instinct  (Jul 13)

2.  The Many and the One  (Jul 20)

3.   A World Full of Defunct Gods  (Jul 27)

4.   A World Full of Living Gods  (Aug 3)

5.  The Beginnings of Monotheism (Aug 10)

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6.   How to Contact Your God  (Aug 24)

7.   Women, Sex, and Sexuality (Aug 31)

8.  Intolerance and Persecution  (Sep 7)

9.  Divine Intervention  (Sep 14)

10. Death and the Afterlife  (Sep 21)

11. Good and Evil  (Sep 28)

12. God and the Gods (Oct 5)

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All Lake Street members and friends are welcome.  No prior reading is needed.  The video we watch lasts about half an hour, and is followed by a half hour of discussion. 

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To attend, you have two options at 920am each Sunday morning:

• On your computer, you can join our meeting via this Zoom link.

OR …

• Except for Aug 3 and Aug 10, you can physically come to the Lake Street Church Parker Room, where our Zoom session will be shown on screen. This will include both the video and the online class discussion, in which you can participate.