"Holding together what people tend to pull apart" To facilitate conversation (inspired by Gene's comment on the previous post): Would love to have you briefly share ... How you describe your "theological/spiritual development." How your "theological/spiritual development" guides/relates to your academic, community, family, personal, spiritual/religious life. Whether you consider yourself to be "theologically/spiritually" "eclectic" or on a "journey" within the Christian tradition. In response to "What … [Read more...] about Head, Heart & Hands: Overview – Definitions of “Head,” “Heart,” and “Hands.” Part 1
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Head, Heart & Hands: Fragmented Faith and Fragmented People (Intro/Chapter 1)
Let's begin our study of Head, Heart & Hands by asking the provoking question: As you characterize your conversion experience, would you say that it is one Of the head? Of the heart? Of the hands? A combination of one or more? Hmm. Of the cuff I'd say, "First my head, then my heart and finally my hands. As my hands have followed Christ, I've found a 'way of life' emerge which weaves together 'head, heart, and hands.' How about you?" Background on the study ... As I mentioned in The … [Read more...] about Head, Heart & Hands: Fragmented Faith and Fragmented People (Intro/Chapter 1)
The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process
Have you ever considered The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process? Al Hsu, an editor (and author) for InterVarsity Press, skillfully explores The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process in Chapter 5 of the recently published A Spiritual Life: Perspectives from Poets, Prophets, and Preachers (Allan Hugh Cole Jr., ed. Westminster John Knox Press. 2011). As I've spent the past several months considering The Incarnational Stream/Tradition, I particularly appreciated Hsu's section entitled The Practice of Incarnational … [Read more...] about The Spiritual Life as an Editorial Process
The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Holistic Spirituality
Introduction Last week I had the privilege of participating in the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA)1 Connections Conference. The support, conversations, content, networking, and resources which I took away from CMDA, Bristol, TN, encouraged me in and better equipped me to participate in the extension of the Kingdom of God across the various structures at Penn State Hershey College of Medicine/Medical Center [chaplains, counselors, faculty, nurses, patients (including the care of our own … [Read more...] about The Incarnational Stream & Higher Education: Holistic Spirituality