by Steve Thomason | Apr 17, 2014 | Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, Personal Journal, Spiritual Formation, Suburban Studies, The Trinity
Part of my research focuses on exploring the sense-making process of walking with the Spirit in community (specifically, how this works in the suburbs). Let me walk through the events and conversations of the last week in an effort to make some provisional sense from...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 22, 2014 | Books - Adult Learning, Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, Personal Journal, The Trinity, Theories of Adult Learning
Kegan, Robert. The Evolving Self: Problem and Process in Human Development. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1982. The Author – Robert Kegan My Thoughts I read the Prologue to this book today. I have already read In Over Our Heads and Immunity to Change,...
by Steve Thomason | Feb 18, 2014 | Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, How Do We Think?, Spiritual Formation
The following passage is referring to Ivan Illich. I found this passage especially helpful in regarding how we might think about law and social codes. This is from Charles Taylor’s book A Secular Age.
by Steve Thomason | Jan 24, 2014 | Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, Spiritual Formation, The Trinity
Personhood and the notion of self is an important topic in my research, both in regard to the Trinity and to spiritual formation. During my search for resources on the self and personhood I discovered this article from Pannenberg, but also discovered that it has never...
by Steve Thomason | Nov 25, 2013 | Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics, Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, How Do We Think?
The Author – Charles Taylor A key concept that comes from the book is that of the buffered self. Taylor argues that modern, western civilization has disenchanted the cosmos and moved away from a porous self—in which the person can be influenced and...
by Steve Thomason | Jun 4, 2013 | Adult Learning, Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self, The Trinity
A new Twitter connection sent me a link the other day to this presentation by Robert Kegan: Searching for a way out of hell: mental complexity, wellbeing, and Bob’s Big Idea : RSA blogs. Be sure to check out the podcast attached to this blogpost. Here Kegan discusses...
