{"id":1848,"date":"2026-03-05T15:50:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T15:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/?p=1848"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:57:26","slug":"the-widening-of-gods-mercy-scripture-inclusion-and-the-churchs-calling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/the-widening-of-gods-mercy-scripture-inclusion-and-the-churchs-calling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Widening of God\u2019s Mercy: Scripture, Inclusion, and the Church\u2019s Calling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Date<\/strong><\/td><td>June 1 &#8211; July 17, 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Time<\/strong><\/td><td>Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cost<\/strong><\/td><td>$200 for credit<br>$100 to audit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Instructor<\/strong><\/td><td>Rev. Dr. Richard Liantonio<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Course of Study<\/strong><\/td><td>Continuing Education<br>Scripture elective<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Episcopal Church\u2019s long struggle over the full inclusion of sexual minorities\u2014and the harm caused by exclusion\u2014calls for a return to Scripture with fresh urgency and greater care. Across the Old Testament, this course will examine key moments where Scripture itself challenges and reinterprets assumptions about holiness, covenant membership, and communal identity, with particular attention to the inclusion of outsiders within Israel and developments in purity and holiness frameworks. We will trace a recurring biblical pattern in which God\u2019s people come to recognize that God\u2019s grace extends beyond previously accepted boundaries and will consider how this pattern informs the Church\u2019s ongoing work for the full inclusion of LGBTQ+ persons today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date June 1 &#8211; July 17, 2026 Time Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm Cost $200 for credit$100 to audit Instructor Rev. Dr. Richard Liantonio Course of Study Continuing EducationScripture elective The Episcopal Church\u2019s long struggle over the full inclusion of sexual minorities\u2014and the harm caused by exclusion\u2014calls for a return to Scripture with fresh urgency and greater care. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":298,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_gspb_post_css":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"2":"type-post","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/298"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1848"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1855,"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1848\/revisions\/1855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diocesecpa.org\/stevensonschoolforministry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}