The Unbearable Wholeness of Being: God, Evolution and the Power of Love Ilia Delio This is the best book I’ve read this year. A beautiful theology based on understanding evolution as the human story. Here are my notes: Introduction “In my view, evolution is the story.” The area where evolution has the least influence is theology due […]
Spirituality and the Awakening Self: The Sacred Journey of Transformation David G. Benner – 2012, Brazos Press Finished April, 2012. Follow David Benner on Twitter at @drdavidgbenner Preface Recorded metaphors of spiritual journey in “Structures and Reference Points” in Sermon Ideas notebook (107) Emphasis will be on mysticism and transformation. Chapter 1: Human Awakening […]
Systems-Sensitive Leadership: Empowering Diversity Without Polarizing the Church Michael C. Armour and Don Browning – 2000, College Press Publishing Company Finished February, 2013 Read Paperback c. 1995 College Press Publishing Co. Chapter 11 is a good summary of the systems. Preface (Armour) The 4 c’s: Change Complexity Confusion Conflict Work derived from Dr. Clare […]
I’ve been reading quite a bit lately in the area of Integral Spirituality, Spiral Dynamics, and human/faith development in general. While admitedly anachronistic, I think Wesley had an innate sense about how faith develops and I can see in his sermon, The Almost Christian, a proto-version of the stages advocated by Ken Wilber (integral), Claire […]