Sewanee: School of Theology Theses 2022
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THE HOLY EUCHARIST AND THE MISSION OF GOD: PRINCIPLES AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR EUCHARISTIC WORSHIP IN THE NEW APOSTOLIC AGE
(University of the South, 2022-05)The Episcopal Church, like many American mainline churches, is facing a compounding set of challenges that threaten its identity and missional integrity. These challenges are not new and it is possible, when placed in the ... -
Confronting the Phenomenon of Religious Shame With a Pastoral Theology of Mercy
(University of the South, 2022-05)Religious shame damages the self and creates wounds that may never heal. One extremely harmful way religious institutions perpetuate shame on their parishioners and clergy occurs in their formal disciplinary processes. A ... -
The Preacher as Fabulist: Fabricating Fables, Allegories, and Parables for Preaching
(University of the South, 2022-05)This thesis is an exploration of the craft of fabricating figurative stories for preaching. In this paper I assert that story telling is an essential tool in the preacher’s tool kit for sermon preparation. Then I look ... -
IN DEFENSE OF PREACHING IN THE SPIRIT
(University of the South, 2022-05)This project defends the practice of preaching in the Spirit by first examining the connotations and hesitations around preaching in the Spirit. It then articulates the dearth of academic discussion of preaching in the ... -
Types and Shadows: Mysticism in the Parochial Sermons of John Keble
(University of the South, 2022-05)John Keble's parochial preaching represents the confluence of two major influences: a patristic approach to typology that Keble admired and sought to revive, and the use of imagery and symbol practiced by the Romantic ...
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