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.
A Friendly Introduction to Theology
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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Deep in the Burbs is my PhD Dissertation, Luther Seminary, 2015
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Theology Posts
The Congregation | Class Notes | May 8
This was our final class session. We had a good summarizing discussion. I found this to be an incredibly helpful course. Thank you Dr. Keifert.
Two Versions of God’s Redemptive Story
I first made this Thketch for a sermon on Galatians 3. The sermon concluded a year-long journey through the whole Bible. I felt compelled to summarize the story visually. The reason Greek, Jew, Free, Slave, Male, and Female are...
My Daughter’s Concept of the Trinity
My daughter texted me this drawing of the Trinity that she made today. She had read a small passage from Augustine regarding the Trinity in one of her books at school and this image popped in her mind. I love it!
Congregation | Class Notes | May 1
Keifert gave two powerful mini-lectures today. One dealt with the ineffectiveness of doctrine when it does not flow from prior listening. God is speaking all things into creation at all times. are we listening? The second dealt with our concept of the body and "the...
The Congregation | Class Notes | April 17
Objections to theology done in, with, under, against, and for the Congregation. Discussion of Welcoming the Stranger by Patrick Keifert.
The Congregation | Class Notes | April 10
The Macro is the micro in the middle.
The Congregation | Class Notes | April 3 | Critical Social Theory
Today we discussed the moral warrants for our thesis that a reasonable Christian theology is done in, with, under, against, and for the local congregation.
The Congregation | Class Notes | March 27 | Miroslav Volf
We discussed After Our Likeness by Miroslav Volf.
Article | A Trinitarian Grammar of the Liturgy by E. Byron Anderson
E. Byron Anderson says: In their attempts to work out a practical theology of the Trinity, LaCugna, Moltmann, and Boff share three points. They argue, first, that language about the Trinity is inherently and primarily doxological. Second, a reading of the history of...