This is the first class that I taught on the Kingdom of God. I give a bit about my context and history in faith and talk about some of the writers and thinkers that have influenced me.

Here are links to the books I refer to in class.

• When Bad Christians Happen to Good People by Dave Burchett
  
• A New Kind of Christian by Brian McLaren
  
• Adventures in Missing the Point by Brian McLaren and Tony Campolo
  
• The Challenge of Jesus by N.T. Wright
  
• Mere Discipleship by Lee Camp
  
• The Secret Message of Jesus by Brian McLaren
  

I'll try to use this space for any notes that I have about the class. If you want to ask questions of me about the class or continue a discussion we didn't have time for in class, feel free to use the comments section here.

Thanks.