52 Living Ideas

Be a Hero Training,
by David Bloome, Creator of Hero Net.

Join David Bloome, the Creator of Hero Net, as he asks you to make this Hero’s Commitment:
I am a hero who is using my freedom to help.
During his presentation, he will discuss:
The Definition of a Hero
The Hero Archetype
Why is Valuable to make this Hero’s Commitment
Everyone will be invited to participate in a lively conversation that includes: mythology, psychology and sociology.

This project is an adaptation of my MA thesis, As I Loved You. The original thesis argued that the foot washing scene in John’s Farewell Discourse exemplifies Jesus’s command: “Love one another as I have loved you.” Central to this claim is the early Christian conviction that to be a Christian is to become Christlike. This idea gave rise to the doctrine of theosis—the belief that believers can participate in the divine nature. In the chapters ahead, we will explore how theosis shapes Christian ethics and the meaning of the Imago Dei. We’ll also examine why many Christians today appear so unlike Christ, and how 1st-century virtue ethics offers a path forward. Ultimately, since the Gospel of John contains rich reflections on Jesus’s nature, the journey of theosis becomes a journey into knowing Christ more deeply. -- Gary Michelberger
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Chapters:
Introduction
1. Why Christian Ethics Feels Broken
2. Human Nature Before and After the Fall
3. Ethics and the Ethical Turn
4. Moral Instruction in the Classical Period
5. Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Flourishing
6. The Ethical Content of the Gospel of John
7. Fumbling Towards Theosis

Format:

1. Reading of poems of the week's Featured Poet
2. Attendees are invited to share a poem they like (by featured poet, any other poet, or their own poems) and talk for 2 to 4 minutes about the poem.
3. Breakout rooms to work on collaborative Poetic expressions.
4. General Discussion