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 15, 2013 | ministry, Spiritual Formation, Theology
This video, by Shimi Cohen, does an excellent job of visualizing what Sherry Turkle says in Alone Together. It explores how social media has substituted the false sense of connection for the true art of conversation. Well done, and thought...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 11, 2013 | Books - Missional Church, The Missional Church
Roxburgh, Alan J. Missional Map-Making: Skills for Leading in Times of Transition. 1st ed. Leadership Network. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2010. The Author Alan Roxburgh Quotes “My thesis is a very simple one: I do not believe that epistemology is a bloodless...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 10, 2013 | Books - Missional Church, The Missional Church
Keifert, Patrick R. Testing the Spirits: How Theology Informs the Study of Congregations. Grand Rapids, MI: W.B. Eerdmans Pub., 2009. The Authors Ronald W. Duty Pat Taylor Ellison David Fredrickson Donald Juel Patrick Keifert Lois Malcolm Gary Simpson Three Shifts...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 9, 2013 | Books - Missional Church, How Do We Think?, postfoundational
Simpson, Gary M. Critical Social Theory: Prophetic Reason, Civil Society, and Christian Imagination Guides to Theological Inquiry. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002. The Author Gary Simpson is a professor of Systematic Theology at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, MN and...
