tcl, session 6, liberating god powerpoint

Liberating God from (White) Heterosexism

Apophaticism in a Cataphatic World

The Practice of MysteryTheologically Informed Spiritual Practice for Social Transformation

Renovating the House

Rules and Ethos

Ethos and Narrative

Apophatic Stories

Christian Theology for Faith, Hope, and LoveWhat is Christianity all about?

What is Christian Theology? Modern

Assumptions› Theology preserves the

“deposit of faith”› Theology “explains”

who God is› Theology is actualized

in personal assent

Transforming Assumptions› Theology is developmental

› Theology is invitational› Theology is social

Christian Theology as Symbolic EngagementThe Modern History of Semiotics

Correspondence

Pen

Representational

HistoricistLoveJusticeEqualityDemocracyGod

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Critical Realism and Pragmatism: C. S. Peirce

Icon

This

Index

That

Symbol

Meaning

ICONIChard, metallic, pointy, brown, sharp, contoured

INDEXICALIt’s pointing somewhere other than itself

SYMBOLICI’m going to interpret that pointing as an indication of a weather front moving in and go back inside to get an

umbrella

A Peircean Community of Symbolic Engagement

Christian Theo-Ethicsin Marriage PreparationCould marriage be at the very heart of Christian theology?