by Steve Thomason | Jul 22, 2014 | Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation
Urban T. Holmes names the value of pursuing the study of Christian Spirituality as it has been experienced throughout history. “The answer should: broaden the limitations of our own horizons; free us to seek a pattern of discipline in the spiritual life that is...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 30, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, Suburban Studies, The Missional Church, The Trinity
The Star Tribune ran an opinion piece in yesterday’s paper that highlights an important demographic study commissioned by the Met Council. (read the simplified report or the actual Demographic study – Trends, Preferences, and Opportunities) The following...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 25, 2014 | Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Dreyer, Elizabeth and Mark S. Burrows, editors. Minding the Spirit: The Study of Christian Spirituality. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. The following Prezi is a visual way to interact with the notes that come below it. I created this Prezi during...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 4, 2014 | Books - Trinity, Spiritual Formation, The Trinity
Mark McIntosh’s work is important to my research. He has done an incredible job of connecting Trinitarian theology to spirituality. This is obviously important to my research question in which I ask how an increased awareness of social Trinity might impact...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 2, 2014 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
This essay is a personal reflection on the decision made by the Vision Board on May 13 to permit same-sex marriages to be held at Grace and the new reality that we live in as a congregation in the wake of that decision. I must confess, up front, that I am still in...
by Steve Thomason | May 31, 2014 | Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation, Suburban Studies
I decided to read The Blackwell Companion to Christian Spirituality. It has occured to me that I have become bogged down in the epistemological concerns section of the dissertation and have not attended well to the actual core of my research, which is the topic of...
