The 2008 Autumn study course continued with the 'Living the Questions' material first explored in 2007. LtQ is an American course designed 'to resource progressive Christians'. There were four sessions.

1 Incarnation: divinely human (5 November)
In what ways was Jesus human and in what ways was he divine? Was there a point at which Jesus 'became' divine: at his resurrection, his baptism, his birth, or from the beginning of time? If Jesus' divinity marks Jesus as different from us, is the difference one of degree or one of substance? And what were the writers of the nativity stories trying to say about the incarnation?

2 The prophetic Jesus (12 November)
In what ways did Jesus stand in the tradition of the Old Testament prophets? Speaking in the name of God and on behalf of the poor, the prophets demanded righteousness and justice. Jesus combined loving God and loving neighbour. To be authentic, does the contemporary Christian voice need to speak of both personal piety and the struggle for justice?

3 Evil, suffering and a God of love (19 November)
God is love, and yet in God's world both evil and suffering are harsh realities. The bible suggests that the righteous prosper and that the evil wither, but it also protests that that is not how it is! The innocent also suffer and good people endure evil. Does God protect us if we do what is right? And how does that align with the experience of Jesus? Can anything good come out of suffering? What resources does the faith supply to help us in times of difficulty?

4 The myth of redemptive violence (26 November)
How does the violent death of Jesus 'deal' with our sins? Is it possible to contend that a loving God would cause his son unspeakable suffering as part of some plan? 'Substitutionary atonement' has dominated Christian thinking and Christian liturgy. Can't this now be superceded by an understanding of atonement that is less violent and more peaceful?