The Omega Course

 

In 1977, Charles Marnham created The Alpha Course to introduce some basic aspects of the Christian faith to people in his church. From its humble beginnings in Brompton, it has now reached over 27 million people across 169 countries. The course focuses on aspects of Christianity that all denominations hold in common. Although there’s been some controversy concerning this claim – particularly regarding its Charismatic leanings – it successfully offers participants a grounding in the standard religious understanding of Christianity.

While the message of The Alpha Course reflects the broad position of the Contemporary Church, there is a dissident expression of Christianity that runs against this. A Religionless expression that shakes the very foundations upon which the edifice of Contemporary Christianity is built. These “religionless” expressions are hard to locate as they exist largely under the radar of the institution. Yet they can be found thriving among socially engaged para-institutional parishes, enacted in grass-roots clusters of disobedient priests, promoted in the writings of insurrectionary thinkers and kept alive in the work of militant activists who, from the perspective of the Contemporary Church, look like enemies of the faith.

The Omega Course is a four week program intended to introduce people to religionless Christianity. One that reveals an escape tunnel in the prison house of religion. It’s designed to shock, enlighten and inspire in equal measure. Revealing a subversive spirit of Christianity that overturns distinctions between sacred and secular, transcends the conflict between theism and atheism, and moves, quite literally, towards a church beyond belief.

If you sign up you’ll receive a bundle of essays and access to over 5 hours of talks that you can download in video or audio only format.

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