by Steve Thomason | Jul 24, 2014 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
The purpose of this conference–Rethinking Faith Formation, held at Luther Seminary–is to create a space where church leaders can gather for encouragement and be challenged to rethink how we cultivate faith formation practices in our local communities. Here...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 22, 2014 | Spiritual Formation, The Trinity
One of the underlying questions of my research is how the inner life of spirituality relates to the outer life in community. Which comes first? Do we relate to God through an inner life of prayer and meditation that then overflows to others? Or, do we connect to God...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 22, 2014 | The Trinity
Paul Hiebert used set theory as a metaphor to describe how different groups of people can be unified in Christ. Here is a sketch I drew to visualize this. Ephesians 2:18 says it well.
by Steve Thomason | Jul 21, 2014 | Personal Journal, postfoundational, The Trinity
I drew these sketches and wrote these words in August, 2012: There is no I in this picture. The subject is not in the singular. God is inherently WE in God’s Trinitarian essence. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit collectively form the subject WE. God said, “We...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 21, 2014 | Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics, Books - Spirituality, Cognitive Development and the Evolving Self
Van Huyssteen, J. Wentzel and Erik P. Wiebe. In Search of Self: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Personhood. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2011. The following two paragraphs provide a good flavor for this collection of essays that explore the human self in an...
by Steve Thomason | Jul 17, 2014 | Personal Journal, postfoundational, The Trinity
Regarding Dualisms It seems that no matter where you turn in life you run into them. Dualisms. A dualism is when you find two polar opposite options to a single question that both have evidence for being correct. This is true in theology. Is Jesus God or human? Is it...
