Preparing for Session Five

Reading from A New Christianity for a New World—
	Chapter 9: Original Sin is Out (pages 147–70)
Chapter 10: Beyond Evangelism and World Mission (pages 171–84)
Chapter 11: But What About Prayer? (pages 185–200)

Supplementary reading—
	The following biblical passages could be read during the week to supplement the material from A New Christianity for a New World. The texts mostly presuppose a traditional theistic understanding of God, as one would expect.
	On sin and the problem of human evil—
Genesis 2:4b–3:24; Romans 5:1–7:25
	On other religious traditions—
Isaiah 60:1–22; Romans 9:30–11:12
	On prayer—
Matthew 6:1–18; 1 Thessalonians 5:16–22

Reflection task—
As a reflection task, you may wish to focus on the following suggestion from page 34 of the study guide:
Record some significant prayer experience of your own, or those close to you, in your journal as you prepare for the discussion.