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Carver Classrooms

Carver Classrooms are a series of mini courses taught by university faculty on how their specific areas of study can be applied to enriching Christian life and leadership. Each course consists of three to four brief videos exploring how a deeper understanding of a particular subject area can impact the Church. The videos are accompanied by lesson summaries, discussion questions, and supplemental resources for further learning and engagement.

It is our hope that in going through these mini courses with your small group, church staff, or individually, you will help broaden the horizons of your Christian community.

These free, online courses are available to anyone through a generous grant from Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City.

If you are interested in learning more about The Carver Project and our faculty fellows, please visit carverstl.org.

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The Carver Project

Carver Classrooms is an initiative of The Carver Project at Washington University in St. Louis. The Carver Project (TCP) is a group of university faculty, students, and ministry leaders who believe in living whole, integrated lives rich in both faith and knowledge. TCP empowers Christian faculty and students to serve and connect university, church, and society. We believe that Christian faculty are uniquely positioned to help bridge the gaps between churches and universities, hoping to work cooperatively to understand and address social problems. Faculty who are fully immersed in both church and university communities can work to cultivate relationships across difference inside and outside of the university.

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Our Faculty Fellows

Carver Classrooms are taught by nationally-recognized faculty at Washington University in St. Louis. Professors Inazu, Van Engen, Swamidass, and Hendrix are faculty fellows with The Carver Project.
John Hendrix
 Kenneth E. Hudson Professor of Art & Chair, MFA in Illustration & Visual Culture
John Inazu
 Sally D. Danforth Distinguished Professor of Law and Religion
Joshua Swamidass
 Associate Professor of Laboratory and Genomic Medicine
Abram Van Engen
 Stanley Elkin Professor in the Humanities
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Kristin Van Engen
 Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences and Linguistics

Praise for Carver Classrooms

"These courses will be of great value in discipling Christians to live well and live confidently in community with believers and non-believers."

"As a Christian and a designer, I loved the questions these videos posed and the thoughtful discussion they prompted. Here's to more mystery and clarity!"

"I loved how the content had a mix of things that were practical and thought-provoking."

"This was a really generative experience in so many ways."

"I feel like I'm walking away from this conversation with a greater sense of possibility for the church, and I really value and appreciate that."

"This course did a great job sparking much needed, nuanced discussion on handling disagreement."

"As always, The Carver Project is equipping me to have meaningful conversations with people not like me."

"The material provided a mirror for me to see myself and left me with an awareness of my posture moving forward when engaging others in these topics."

"Visually, the materials are wonderful. I really enjoyed the pacing and provocative questions."

"This was great! I'm excited to see how these series will benefit churches and hope to find further opportunities to use the videos within our church programming."