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So how might one do Theological Reflection within the context of Missions? In Pastoral (or Practical) Theology, there are several options: Edward Farley's "Theologia" David Tracy's Critical Correlation Whitehead and Whitehead's Imaginative Interplay Thomas Groome's Shared Christian Praxis Don Browning's Practical Moral Reasoning Lonergan's Transcendental Method Delve, Mitz, and Stewart's Service Learning Holland & Henroit's …
The Problem My family and I had recently come to the Philippines to do mission work. We became a part of a church for practical training. The theology of that church was considerably different that what I was raised in, but that was okay. I would go to Wednesday Night prayer meeting. There, someone's uncle …
Wayne Oates in Psychology of Religion follows a somewhat similar line of thinking as William James in The Varieties of Religious Experience in the context of "Conversion" as a religious concept. Oates notes that conversion can be used in several ways (both inside the Christian realm, and outside). He notes that there are many different …
Okay, I am turning 50 in about a month. Half century. Statistically speaking, I should be well beyond the half-way point in my life. At least I hope so. I worked awfully hard for 50 years. It would be rather depressing to think that I am not even half- done yet. It kind of gets …
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No... this is not my desk... I have been trying to write books, when I am not teaching or supervising, and when I am not doing administrative work for Bukal Life Care (our counseling center) or CPSP-Philippines, our chaplaincy certification board. My book writing gets slow sat times. But I may as well give a …