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Wendell Berry and Martin Luther on Creatureliness in a Technological Age
No full textIn the contemporary Western world, we can observe a flight from creatureliness. Agrarian philosopher and essayist Wendell Berry helps us understand that the loss of creatureliness results from several factors, yet a significant reason is the widespread conception of machines and technology as agents of salvation enabling us to transcend our creaturely limitations and our life together with other creatures in the creation. Berry often laments that Christianity has contributed to rather than hindered the contemporary flight from creatureliness. However, Martin Luther offers a theological vision that embraces creatureliness and the creation. After exploring how the passive righteousness of faith restores human creatures to true creatureliness and re-opens creation up to them as a gift, this sectional concludes by describing two creaturely practices for God’s restored creatures to cultivate as they live together with all other creatures in our technological age: 1) learning to pray and 2) nurturing place
Humanity and Technology: Sin and Salvation in a Technological Age
No full textHumans are not merely historical creatures, but also technical creatures who produce tools and are produced by tools. For that reason, humans believe that tools will save. For Christians, the chief activity of identity production is the Eucharist
TikTok Theology: The Promises and Perils of Digitally Mediated Theology
No full textMuch of today’s theological discourse occurs in digitally mediated environments. What happens when TikTok, Instagram and X become locations for catechesis, evangelism and theological conversation? Does it matter if we get our theology from podcasts and YouTube videos? This session will discuss how insights from the field of digital rhetoric can help pastors and theologians navigate the promises and perils of digitally mediated theology
Opening Chapel Sermon for the MultiEthnic Symposium
No full textOpening Chapel Sermon for the MultiEthnic Symposiu
026. Romans 15:1-7
Get PDFChapel Sermon by Ross Johnson from Romans 15:1-7 on Monday, September 30, 2024.
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029. Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29
Get PDFChapel Sermon by Paul Flo from Numbers 11:4-6,10-16,24-29 on Thursday, October 3, 2024.
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