Title: Understanding suicide from the perspective of the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The purpose of this course is to equip Christians who are passionate about suicide prevention or helping those who are working through the grief of suicide bereavement. At the end of the course, the community of students will present their answers to the questions, “Where is Jesus Christ in suicide?” and “What is God doing about suicide?” As a group, we will explore “faith-grounded” suicide prevention and bereavement.
This is a Christ-centered and suicide focused course. One’s center is Christ while the focus of the outreach is suicide. This course is also soul-centered and body-focused based on the Christian understanding that a human being is the unity of his or her body and soul.
More details on these sessions are at this link:
I. Our triune God is for us, and with us through suicide
II. History of biblical interpretation of suicide
III. How does mental health relate to a person’s identity in Christ?
IV. Jesus Christ, biblical lament and theodicy
V. The Holy Spirit and a theology of suffering and dying
VI. Group Dialogue “Where is Jesus Christ in suicide?” “What is God doing about suicide?
VII. A Christ-centered and Spirit-filled theology of suicide prevention: Growing in faith through suffering and adversity
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