by Steve Thomason | Sep 27, 2013 | Personal Journal
The journey began in June of 2011. That was the month I began studying for Entrance Exams for the PhD in Congregational Mission and Leadership at Luther Seminary. I had no idea what to expect. Since that day I have read hundreds of books, written countless papers,...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 25, 2013 | Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Wuthnow, Robert. After Heaven: Spirituality in America since the 1950s. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1998. The Author Robert Wuthnow Professor of Sociology at Princeton University Selected Quote “It is thus practice, rather than a spirituality of...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 24, 2013 | Books - Adult Learning, Books - Religious Education, Religious Education, Spiritual Formation
Fowler, James W. Stages of Faith: The Psychology of Human Development and the Quest for Meaning. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1981. The Author James Fowler Charles Howard Candler Professor of Theology and Human Development at Emory University. Stages of Faith...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 21, 2013 | Adult Learning, Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation, The Trinity
This paragraph from the conclusion of Philip Sheldrake’s book Spirituality and Theology summarizes exactly why I am pursuing my particular research question. Trinity matters because it is the basis of spiritual formation, engagement with the environment, and...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 17, 2013 | Books - Suburban Studies
Jackson, Kenneth T. Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1985. The Author Kenneth Jackson Professor of History and the Social Sciences at Columbia University My Thoughts Jackson’s work—Crabgrass Frontier—is...
