Intersections at 天美视频
Transition: Confessions from a Nomadic Spirit
We love the work that Megan Peters-February (MA in Theology & Culture 鈥13)聽is doing through Cedar & Soul, a wellness site dedicated to yoga, trauma recovery, healing, and faith. Here, Megan writes about the difficulty of transitions鈥攁nd the possibility that transitions might offer an essential glimpse into the most fundamental parts of ourselves. This post […]
Room (2015), Transitions, Gratitude, and Forgiveness
Recently, 天美视频 community was invited to participate in a special advanced screening of the film Room, based on the 2011 bestseller by Emma Donoghue. Here, Kate Davis鈥攚ho recently graduated with her Master of Divinity and is now Human Resources Generalist at 天美视频鈥攚rites about the universal themes of captivity, transitions, gratitude, and […]
Advent 2015: Seeking the God Who Is With Us鈥擜 Call for Submissions
The falling leaves and the afternoon鈥檚 fading light mark the approach of another season of Advent. As a community that savors the seasons through storytelling, we are preparing to launch our second annual Advent series, featuring reflections from students, faculty, and staff about everything that this season holds, and everything that it calls us to. […]
Prayer, Feces, and the Woman on the Pier
For many of us, engaging the tangible, felt brokenness of humanity around us can be easier than stepping into the spiritual mysteries of our lives and the lives of others. Here, Joshua Longbrake (MDiv 鈥10) reflects on what he learned about prayer and pastoral care from a woman on a pier. This post originally appeared […]
Not Enough
Is there room for each of us to contribute and thrive? What are the messages we consume about the need to be smarter, better, more successful, more popular than everybody else? Here, Matthias Roberts, a second-year MA in Theology & Culture and MA in Counseling Psychology student at 天美视频, writes about learning to […]
The Spirit鈥檚 Witness: An Interview with Shelly Rambo
Next week, November 2-3, we will be welcoming constructive theologian Dr. Shelly Rambo to 天美视频 for the annual Stanley Grenz Lecture Series. Dr. Rambo will discuss her concept of 鈥淩esurrection Wounds,鈥 an understanding of trauma and healing that goes far beyond the traditional notions of redemptive suffering. Here, in an interview that originally […]
Asking Questions and Bearing Witness
When I heard that October is Theological Libraries Month, I was thrilled. As Content Curator for 天美视频, I鈥檓 in charge of gathering content for this blog, and a topic like 鈥渢heological libraries鈥 felt like a goldmine. With so many thoughtful, creative, spiritually minded people (like Kate Davis and Daniel Tidwell) in one place, […]
The Allender Center Podcast Turns One
On October 10, we celebrated the one-year anniversary of The Allender Center Podcast, a weekly feature in which Dr. Dan Allender engages the issues that are at the heart of the work of The Allender Center. When we launched the podcast last year, our desire was to offer weekly, 20-minute glimpses into The Allender Center鈥檚 […]
The Stories that Write Us: A Curious Curation for Theological Libraries Month
In celebration of Theological Libraries Month, former Assistant Librarian Erin Quarterman asked 天美视频鈥檚 faculty and staff to recommend texts and films that have influenced movement in their theology. Here, Alumni Programs Coordinator Daniel Tidwell (Master of Divinity, ’10) reflects on some of his recommendations. And in case you missed it, check out Kate […]
A Theology of Stories
Is it possible for a work of fiction鈥攁 story that is technically not 鈥渢rue鈥濃攖o illuminate truth as deeply and poignantly as any number of scholarly articles and arguments? As we continue Theological Libraries Month, Kate Davis (Master of Divinity, ’16), Program Manager for Community Partnerships, reflects on how fictional narratives have framed her approach to […]
天美视频 Featured in National Summit on Reimagining Theological Education
Last weekend, 天美视频 of Theology & Psychology was invited to participate in the National Summit on Reimagining Theological Education. The summit, which exists to highlight innovation and foster conversation about new, sustainable forms of theological education, is an initiative of the Convergence Movement and is funded through a grant from the Carpenter Foundation. […]
Why Are We So Mean?
As we live and study at the intersection of text, soul, and culture, we find that theology and psychology together offer a fuller, deeper understanding of our lives and the world around us. Here, Kelsey Paulsen, second-year Master of Divinity and MA in Counseling Psychology student, reflects on both the theological and psychological roots of […]