by Steve Thomason | Aug 22, 2013 | Spiritual Formation, The Missional Church, The Trinity
I am currently reading Translating the Message by Lamin Sanneh. His thesis is that translation is the process of entering the vernacular and allowing the Gospel to find its own voice within the host culture. It is a helpful revisioning of the standard polemic against...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 21, 2013 | Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics, Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Farley, Edward. Practicing Gospel: Unconventional Thoughts on the Church’s Ministry. 1st ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003. The Author Edward Farley is Professor Emeritus of Theology at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville, Tennessee. He...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 12, 2013 | Books - Spirituality, Spiritual Formation
Dreyer, Elizabeth. Earth Crammed with Heaven: A Spirituality of Everyday Life. New York: Paulist Press, 1994. The Author Elizabeth Dreyer, professor of Religious Studies, has been a member of the Fairfield Faculty since 1999. Previous faculty appointments include the...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 12, 2013 | Books - Religious Education, Spiritual Formation
Conn, Walter E. Christian Conversion: A Developmental Interpretation of Autonomy and Surrender. New York: Paulist Press, 1986. The Author Walter E. Conn is Professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. He is also the editor of Horizons,...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 8, 2013 | Bible, Spiritual Formation
This fall I invite you to join me in an adventure called Dwelling in the Word. This is an exercise in which a group of people listen to a particular passage from the Bible and then discuss it in pairs and as a large group. The process seeks to “listen people into free...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 6, 2013 | Adult Learning, Books - Religious Education, Religious Education, Spiritual Formation
Groome, Thomas H. Sharing Faith: A Comprehensive Approach to Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry: The Way of Shared Praxis. 1st ed. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1991. The Author Areas of Interest: His primary areas of interest and research are the history,...
