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.
Browse My Theological Library
Deep in the Burbs is my PhD Dissertation, Luther Seminary, 2015
View my articles and papers on academia.edu
Theology Posts
The MeWe Principle
Relational Ontology plays heavily into my thinking about the Trinity. I'm playing with this idea that I call the MeWe Principle. Here are some early sketches.
Sketches on Trinity and Praxis
The bottom part of this sketch represents the events in my congregation over the last year. I'm trying to see how we can jump into the flow of this and discern/make meaning out of what God is doing with and through us.
Article | Dirkx, John M. “Images, Transformative Learning the Work of Soul
Dirkx images - my annotated copy This article covers an approach to understanding and facilitating transformative learning in which emotional reactions to the text are regarded as imagistic manifestations of inner selves. (15)
Book | To Know As We Are Known by Parker Palmer
Palmer, Parker J. To Know as We Are Known: Education as a Spiritual Journey. 1st HarperCollins pbk ed. San Francisco: HarperSanFrancisco, 1993. The Author Parker J. Palmer (born 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) is an author, educator, and activist who focuses on issues in...
Article | Dimensions of Spirituality: A Framework for Adult Educators
Dimensions of Spirituality - my annotated copy This paper argues that although spirituality is increasingly featured in adult education literature, much is either descriptive or enthusiastically prescriptive. A rather wild eclecticism currently prevails. As educators...
Article | Dialogue of the Soul – by Dent Davis
Dialogue of the Soul - My annotated copy Findings from this study suggest spiritual encounter is a form of adult learning that leads to changes in perspective and actions in ways that are more inclusive and less combative. The spiritual encounter was experienced as a...
Book | In Over Our Heads by Robert Kegan
Kegan, Robert. In over Our Heads: The Mental Demands of Modern Life. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994. The Author - Robert Kegan Kegan is a professor of Adult Learning at Harvard, specializing in cognitive developmental psychology. He has dedicated his...
Reading List for Adult Learning and Christian Spirituality
Bold face indicates that I have read it. This is a reading project in progress... Anderson, Herbert, and Edward Foley. Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals: Weaving Together the Human and the Divine. 1st ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998. Ashley, J. Matthew....
Thketch of Democratizing Biblical Studies by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
This Thketch explores Democratizing Biblical Studies by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza. It focuses on the four paradigms which she uses to frame her argument. She critiques the first three paradigms as propogated a Kyriarchal power structure which exerts malestream...