Theology

Theology is one of those scary words that either intimidates people or rallies them for a fight. It shouldn't be that way.

Theology is just the process of talking (or doodling) about God.

This playlist of videos comes from a course I taught at Grace Lutheran Church in 2016. It builds off of the book Making Sense out of the Christian Faith by David Lose and combines it with my cartooning style and theological perspective. Watch. Share. Enjoy.

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Browse My Theological Library

Visualizing an Open and Relational Theology

Deep in the Burbs is my PhD Dissertation, Luther Seminary, 2015

View my articles and papers on academia.edu

Theology Posts

Trinity Sunday

Today is Trinity Sunday. It is also the day of my commencement upon which I will be given the title The Reverend Doctor Steven Paul Thomason, Ph.D. Weird. It is appropriate that this ceremony take place on Trinity Sunday, since the Trinity is at the heart of my...

Rethinking the Great Commission

https://youtu.be/VFq5TktIQf4

Tending the Generation Gap in Suburban Congregations

This paper asks the question: How can the church leader attend to the generational gaps found in suburban congregations, specifically as it relates to spiritual formation in the congregation? I use Robert Kegan's theory of the Five Orders of Consciousness as a...

The Fusion of Horizons | An Animated Visualization

I am increasingly excited about the upcoming class OMG! Can we talk about God? This morning I extracted a portion from a video I made for the Deep in the Burbs project to be a stand alone visualization of Hans Georg Gadamer's concept called The Fusion of Horizons....

You May Be a Theologian if…

How do you react when you hear the word theology or theologian? Does it seem stale, boring, irrelevant? Or, does it seem like something for snobs? I have surprising news. You might be a theologian. If you have ever... Felt like something was "good," "beautiful," or...

Learn How to Talk About God (and Politics) without Killing Each Other

I am very excited to announce the course I will teach this Spring at Grace. It is designed for the beginner who wants to learn about God, but is intimidated by words like theology or Theologian. This course will help us realize that everyone is a theologian because...

Your Brain and a PhD

Here's what I learned after getting a Ph.D. When I started, this is how I thought about knowledge. My brain is like a jug that gets filled with information. Then I started the PhD program, and this is what I experienced... Knowledge is not something to be acquired and...

Putting the PhD into Practice | Another Video about the Social Trinity

It is a good feeling to know that all those years of work in the PhD program actually have practical value. I was able to make this video today as part of the The Journey. We are discussing the first article of the Creed, so this lesson introduces the importance of...