Tag: practical theology

• Basic Sociology

  

  Every church is a sociological reality. As such it is subject to the laws which determine the life of social groups with all their ambiguities. Paul Tillich [1] As far back as I can remember, I’ve had “sociological imagination.” One of my earliest childhood memories is sitting in our backyard thinking about my cousins, who…

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  March 15, 2021

  What happens at church

  Christian ideas and practices, gender race and class, God, Kevin DeYoung, practical theology, Reformed tradition, sociological imagination

• Christ the King / Reign of Christ Sunday

  

  How is Christ king? Can I answer this question? At a minimum, can I answer this question for myself? Can I answer it without using “church language” which, if and when I make the effort to translate it into the language we use every day in our homes and on our jobs and hanging out…

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  November 25, 2018

  A Month of Sundays, Text of the Week – Questions

  Christianity, faith, Jesus, practical theology, Romans 14:7-8

• Thanking Another Thinker for Thoughts about the Trinity

  

  Elizabeth Sands Wise has written a profound and beautiful reflection on the Trinity, and vocation, and grace, which I commend and which I hope many will read.

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  November 9, 2018

  Reading Theology

  Christianity, grace, practical theology, Trinity, vocation, works cited