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Where do you turn to be spiritually refreshed?

The bible is a treasure trove of deep spiritual insights and heroes of the faith.  However, many Christians seeking insight confine themselves to the New Testament and rarely reach into the Old Testament for spiritual nourishment. If you are one of these believers, you are missing out on a world of wisdom, encouragement and inspiring accounts of faith. 

Let Kathleen O’Connor, Ph.D., professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, introduce you to the remarkable spirituality within the Old Testament.

This 12-lecture course surveys themes and passages selected from a variety of Old Testament books. Although these sacred books address realties of ancient Israel at particular historical moments, their messages resound throughout the centuries to speak fresh words to believers in search of the God who makes all things new. No single book or text provides a recipe for true spiritual living; instead, these texts come together to call us to engage the testimony of our ancestors in faith who witness God’s presence in the midst of loss, warfare, intrigues, doubt and joyous times of rebirth and thanksgiving. These voices come from different times and cultural realities than ours, but they stop us, challenge us and urge us to meet the God who rescues from slavery, dries every tear and continues to create the world in love and justice.

This course will open your mind and heart to the Old Testament’s spiritual jewels.  You will love this series.

With this order you will receive, free of charge, a detailed Electronic Study Guide. With your confirmation email, you will receive a link that will take you to this Electronic Study Guide, which includes outlines for each topic, review questions and suggested readings for further study. The link to access this Electronic Study Guide will also be included on the case of your CDs or DVDs. You are allowed to print up to 7 copies of your guide. Simply click on the link, or type it into your browser, to access the file.

About Your Presenter

Kathleen M. O'Connor is the William Marcellus McPheeters Professor of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia. She holds a Ph.D. from Princeton Theological Seminary and joined the Faculty of Columbia Seminary in1995. Previously, she taught at the Maryknoll School of Theology in Ossining, NY.

Her book, entitled Lamentations and the Tears of the World (Orbis Books, 2002), received the Catholic Press Association first prize in scripture in 2003. Her other books include The Wisdom Literature (Liturgical Press, 1988), The Confessions of Jeremiah (Scholars Press, 1988), Troubling Jeremiah , co-editor (Sheffield Academic Press, 1999).

Currently, she is completing a book on Jeremiah. She received a Henry Luce III Fellowship for 2004-5 for this project, entitled "A History of Love and Disaster in the Book of Jeremiah."She was president of the Catholic Biblical Association of America, 2008-09. She has taught frequently in local Churches and given courses and retreats in Central America, Thailand, Japan and Ireland.

Topic Titles

• Embracing the Divine Life that Courses Through the World
• The Psalms and the Call to Praise
• The Psalms and the Struggles of Daily Living
• Genesis and Life in a Cosmic
• Genesis and the Call to Step into the Unknown
• The Book of Exodus and Freedom to Praise
• Amos and the Rushing Waters of Justice
• Ezekiel and Dry Bones that Live
• Second Isaiah and the Promise of Comfort
• The Book of Ruth and the Spirituality of Coincidence
• The Book of Job an Encounter with God in the Storm
• The Book of Ecclesiastes and Not Knowing