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 9, 2013 | Books - Epistemology/Hermeneutics, Books - Trinity, How Do We Think?, postfoundational, The Trinity
Grenz, Stanley J., and John R. Franke. Beyond Foundationalism: Shaping Theology in a Postmodern Context. 1st ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2001. The Authors Stanley J. Grenz While in the pastorate (1979-1981), Grenz taught courses both at the...
by Steve Thomason | Sep 2, 2013 | Books - Trinity, The Trinity
Volf, Miroslav. After Our Likeness: The Church as the Image of the Trinity Sacra Doctrina. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans, 1998. The Author Professor Volf is the founding Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. His books include Allah: A Christian...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 31, 2013 | Books - Trinity, The Trinity
Jenson, Robert W. Systematic Theology. Vol. 1. 2 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997. The Author After two decades of teaching at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Gettysburg, Jenson moved in 1988 to the religion department of St. Olaf College in Northfield,...
by Steve Thomason | Aug 29, 2013 | Books - Trinity, The Trinity
Grenz, Stanley J. Rediscovering the Triune God: The Trinity in Contemporary Theology. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2004. The Author While in the pastorate (1979-1981), Grenz taught courses both at the University of Winnipeg and at Winnipeg Theological Seminary (now...
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...
