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Care of the Soul in Medicine: Healing Guidance for Patients, Families, and the People Who Care for Them Hardcover – Illustrated, 15 April 2010
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Few experiences stir the emotions and throw a person into crisis as illness does. If affects not only the body but also the spirit and soul. Illness is about life and death, fear and hope, love and conflict, spirit and body. And yet, the healthcare system is not structured around these considerations--our doctors and other medical professionals are not trained to deal with the whole person. Care of the Soul In Medicine is Moore's manifesto about the future of healthcare. In this new vision of care, Moore speaks to the importance of healing a person rather than simply treating a body. He gives advice to both healthcare providers and patients for maintaining dignity and humanity. He provides spiritual guidance for dealing with feelings of mortality and threat, encouraging patients to not only take an active part in healing but also to view illness as a positive passage to new awareness. While we don't fully understand the extent to which healing depends on attitude; it has been shown that healing needs to focus on more than the body. The future of medicine is not only in new technical developments and research discoveries; it is also in appreciating the state of soul and spirit in illness.
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"I wish Care of the Soul in Medicine had been available when I was a medical student, because it is one of the wisest guides for health-care professionals I have ever read. Moore shows that without attention to the spirit, there can be no true healing. If taken seriously, the wisdom in his book could transform medicine in America. This book is desperately needed by patients, too, and by all those who love and care for them."
-- Larry Dossey, M.D., author of The Power of Premonitions and Healing Words
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"This accessible and engaging book reminds us that caring is a sacred calling; that care of the body is care of the soul; and that health care practiced with depth, beauty, respect, and meaning can transform our hospitals into temples of healing. I would love to think that every medical student would read this book."
-- Michael Kearney, M.D., medical director of palliative care service at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, associate medical director at Visiting Nurse and Hospice Care, medical director to the Anam Cara Project for Compassionate Companionship in Life and Death, and author of Place of Healing and Mortally Wounded
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"Thomas Moore's Care of the Soul in Medicine is an unusually thoughtful exploration of current medical culture and its focus on treatment and cure, often at the expense of caring and healing. He makes an inspirational and convincing case for true transformation in health care that goes beyond our fascination with technology to encompass heart, mind, and spirit."
-- Susan B. Frampton, Ph.D., president of Planetree, a nonprofit organization and internationally recognized leader in patient-centered care
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-"Care of the Soul in Medicine may be your best friend through illness, and a life-giving companion for many who seek to reclaim the joy they once knew in the healing arts."
-- Rev. Dr. Marcus M. McKinney, D.Min., LPC, director, Department of Pastoral Counseling and Community Outreach, Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center; and assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
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"Moore sees the mechanics of medicine, and offers another view that has its roots in the beginnings of medical care, in the Soul of a caregiver. It is a thoughtful book for patients, families, caregivers, and all of us who will eventually enter the realm of medical care (and we all will)."
-- George Doebler, director, Pastoral Care, Emeritus, University of Tennessee Medical Center
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Best-selling author and psychotherapist Thomas Moore has written numerous books on spirituality, including Writing in the Sand, Soul Mates, Life at Work, and the New York Times bestseller Care of the Soul. Born in Detroit, Michigan, to an Irish Catholic family, Moore devoted his life to the study of theology, world religions, Jungian and archetypal psychology, the history of art, and world mythology. He currently lives in New Hampshire.
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Insightful reading as a nurse and midwife of nearly 30yrs I loved the practical application of soul and spirit into the hospital setting and that we are so much more than our bodies
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GeenaGee
5.0 out of 5 stars How to REALLY put patients at the heart of the NHS!!Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 27 January 2012
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This book is fantastic!! It gives a way of looking at patients as real people and shows what is REALLY missing in our health care system. The author recognises the need for healthcare to be a total experience and not just about cutting, dosing, fixing or removing. It should be mandatory reading for every doctor, nurse and healthcare worker in the UK.
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Rachel
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent bookReviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 12 April 2013
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Thoughtfully written. All doctors and nursing staff should read this and apply its wisdom. It would make a hospital stay so much better for the patient, who seems to have been sidelined into 'symptoms' that just happen to be attached to a body, with the 'real person' within forgotten.
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a very informative book and so very needed to learn from it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a must-readReviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on 23 September 2011
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I had to use this as a text book for a course. It is very well researched and should be a must-read for nurses, doctors, students and patients. It focuses on the integral part of medical practitioners having a caring soul in the medical fields as opposed to the previous views as seeing hospitals as "body factories", getting the patients in and out. It made for interesting class discussions. Now that I've read this book, I have noticed that more doctors and nurses I have encountered are more positive and patient-focused. Pretty eye-opening!
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3.0 out of 5 stars good info, with an ego garnishReviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 27 August 2018
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This book has a lot of great ideas, and it's clear that the author put a lot of time and consideration into writing it. It has much to offer to those who care for others as well as those in a position of receiving care. The author phrases his points in such a way that anyone can hear what he's conveying...even those who tend to resist information when provided in the form of advice.
I learned something that I'll gratefully carry forth about humility and being humble from this book... specifically, through my irritation at the author's habit of constantly giving himself credit throughout the text. Thomas Moore absolutely could claim credit for the research he's done and the deductions he's made—but it might have been a more effective and selfless delivery to have kindly provided the information without referring to himself and giving himself credit at every turn.
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So Needed in this time of Crisis in Health Care
Great read because it tackles what is needed in this time of health care turmoil and what I perceive as real resistance to truly putting America's best interests forward.
Whether you are at your healthiest or struggling with a lifetime sentence of chronic pain or type 1 diabestes, you will benefit from the knowledge and observations that Moore so delicately and comprehensively covers.
As Woody Allen says: " We all suffer from 2 conditions: taxes and death." Ha! But, yes, no one escapes this reality. So, it is our duty to understand what is wrong with this stifling system and work for change. Again, this book captures exactly what's missing in our current blighted state of health care and shows the way to recover. Definitely worth the thoughtful person's time!
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Loretta M. Siani
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Insightful honest
Thomas Moore delivers another great work on the soul. He nails for the listener what is missing in the practice of medicine and the things that would change it from a wasteland of arrogance and ego power to a realm of nurturing, true caring and real healing. Loretta Siani author of Everyday Miracles
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I read Thomas More's first book Care of the Soul : A Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life and found it very enlightening.
I was however rather disappointed in this offering.
Thomas Moore has some important things to say about the practice of medicine but I do feel that putting it into the context of soul and spirit is not a particularly good fit in this case.
Some of the suggestions (having a dream chart next the medical chart in a patient's room for example) seems rather ludicrous to me.
I think the point he is trying to make is that imagery is an important way for patients to speak about their illness, but as a patient, I think I would like to keep my dreams to myself.
Basically the book is saying that Medicine should not be impersonal, and that arrogance on behalf of doctors is counter-productive. Everything should be done to help the patient feel comfortable and have dignity.
I certainly will not argue with that, but I feel that this book relies too heavily on the writer's Catholic beliefs to be helpful to other who do not share his religious convictions.
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The idea that we as a culture view a "dream diary" as ludicrous in concert with a medical chart, I think proves the observation Moore is making. Why is it when we are dealing with physical illness we suddenly forget that throughout our daily lives we do not refer to medical charts solely to assess and evaluate our quality of life? Relationships, beauty, humor, comfort, social engagement, entertainment, meaningful experiences - these are some of the measures of what makes up our daily lives. Why does this need to change when we are facing an illness?
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Steve wrote: "The idea that we as a culture view a "dream diary" as ludicrous in concert with a medical chart, I think proves the observation Moore is making. Why is it when we are dealing with physical illness ..."
As a person who has been dealing with chronic illness for 20 years, I wholeheartedly agree with what you are saying. In fact, the need for all the things you list for good quality of life is even more important when we are ill. We may not have the energy to do what we did before...and even social occasions can be difficult but the patient does need to build in time for relationships and ...fun!
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Gracias a este libro descubrí a Thomas Moore, quien es claro, preciso e invita a reflexionar sobre temas relevantes de la existencia humana.
Dirigido a médicos, enfermeras y pacientes, así que nos concierne a todos.
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Four years of studying biology, chemistry or other sciences in undergrad, four more years in medical school, and two more for residency, and even more for those who want to specialize in a certain medical field.
Students that undergo through this process is overwhelmed with information and learning about diseases, treatments, etc.
Thomas Moore, in this book, presents a critical view that many medical schools hardly touch in teaching: spirituality and healthcare. How do we as Christians treat patients in the secular medical world?
The Care of the Soul has a bunch of information and examples on how we can intertwine our faith into treating patients. Many times doctors view patients as experiments and physiological parts, not as holistic beings.
Although there are some views that Moore discusses that I do not exactly agree with, because of our differences in spirituality, I believe that overall, he does an incredible job informing this generation what the medical field is lacking and in need of. I recommend this book for any future physicians that are going to be dealing and treating patients!
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November 16, 2010
Moore is basically saying in this book what he's said in most of his previous ones: that we need to honor our souls as well as our spirits. But he still says it well (plenty of practice!), and when talking about illness and the modern health-care system, it still needs saying. Moore encourages the medical profession to support patients' dignity and individuality and to connect with them as people while performing the sacred duties of healing. But he also has advice for patients: to share in the responsibility of preserving their individuality and to remember that they have lives and concerns beyond their illnesses. It was a bit depressing to read Moore's vision of what health care could be like and then think about the reality of my local health-care system (it's really tempting right now to mail a copy of this book to the CEO of my insurance company!), but his stories of the changes he sees happening and his suggestions for further change were encouraging.
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November 20, 2013
An excellent read and Moore does not disappoint. As with Care of The Soul, this book brings soul work for the patient and medical establishment. As someone who is dealing with a chronic illness, I forgot to consider my soul too needs care as well. I must confess guilt of viewing myself in parts -- the disease, and not as a total person -- mind, body, spirit, and soul. He brought me back, delightfully, to the whole of me. The best thing since my diagnosis.
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This is a thoroughly enjoyable book that takes a close look at the depersonalization (of patients and caregivers) that is so common in medicine, and discusses ways to address it. One of the most important things to take away from reading, for me at least, was to be fully present when talking to a patient ... don't fake attention, give it.
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A solid 3.75 stars. The book starts out strong, with many great insights about how medicine is practiced and how that avoids the soul and spirit of the people involved, and was a great insight into how I can bring greater meaning into my practice. The loss of a star is mostly because it goes a little longer than it needs to.
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I think this is one of Thomas Moore's best books.
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Very helpful, Tom. I especially appreciate the link between relational theology and its implications in real life situations. It’s very true – we are all called to ‘imitate’ God in His character and love.
Thanks.
Marshall McLuhan wrote, “We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.” I think I can rephrase it for my sense of this topic, “we shape our theologies, thereafter our theologies shape us.”
What we think about God and God’s relationship with us is formative to say the least. I think it is vital to develop theologies that foster the best of what it means to be a human created in the image and likeness of God.
Having a God that is relational is an important first step to a better understanding of prayer and more importantly to help us become more like Christ.
Thanks Tom
Catherine Keller asked that I post this response…
Hi Tom.
Good to hear from you in the newish year. And great to check out your blog, which I’ll pass on to some students.
The essay is very handy, and indeed timely: I’m becoming aware of the widening viability of the term ‘relational.’ When I first used it in my book, Broken Web, I was accused (by John Hick) of coining an awkward adjective…
You might want to make more explicit the ecological importance of relational theology—and also the emphasis upon the constituent relations between creatures—under that graphic wider tent of yours.
And you are probably aware of Polkinghorne’s new anthology, linking the natural sciences to trinitarian relationalism.
Catherine Keller
Tom, I think I’m gonna find a way to have this printed on a card I can carry in my wallet for all those times I am asked to explain relational theology.
Well done Tom. I ‘think’ you have done a marvelous job of expanding this ‘umbrella’ concept that I am hearing over and over again from lots of folks around the country, almost a mantra if you will. I have suggested elsewhere that pretty soon the ‘umbrella’ of theology will include just about anyone who affirms anything, and you have beautifully set the stage for the idea that we can pick and choose those aspects of theology that we like and ignore the others…
I am anxious to hear from some of the umbrella makers if there are any guidelines to the breadth of the ‘umbrella’.
Well done piece!
In many ways, what you call relational mirrors the historical turn found in 19th century theology. During the time during which the Hebrew Bible was being told (and eventually written) the Israelites experienced God in narrative terms: a God who does things, interacts with them, makes compacts, is pleased, and is displeased.
When this Jewish narrative theology starts to be expressed in the Greek language, it mixes with Greek thought. A key Greek notion is that perfection is static. Therefore, this static notion is transferred to the attributes of God. (It remains in Hartshorne’s image of an unchanging primordial nature of God.)
This notion of an immutable God persists in much of medieval theology, and even in Catholic theology today.
To some extent, 19th century theology revived the earlier narrative theology of the Hebrew scriptures, but, as with Hegel, it often became hierarchical and teleological—that is to say, that history was going some place better (and it just happens to be pointing to where we are.)
Process-relational theology generally lacks this Hegelian directionality and the exalting of one’s own position. With Hartshorne, the ‘static perfect God’ remains in the primordial nature, and the ‘changing, experiencing God of the Hebrew scriptures and the incarnation in time’ remains in the consequent nature of God.
But is this where Whitehead ended up? A God of two halves—one a concession to Hebrew tradition and the other to Greek thought? Or is this more than a concession to two competing ideas. Is there a metaphysical tension between an unchanging world of Value and a changing world of Activity? Is this tension the ultimate relation that takes place both in God and in all persons as well as between God and others? I think so.
Great post Tom! I’m excited to see that you are working on a book on this, as this is an area of interest in my own work as well.
One thing I would be interested in seeing you address is the difference between the idea of 1) interpersonal relationships and 2) impersonal connectivity (relatedness) of objects and forces. Your example of quantum physics for instance seems to be #2, while your work with its focus on love would fall into #1. I think a lot of theology that identifies as “relational” is in fact not about personal relationship (#1), but instead about impersonal connectedness (#2), whereas many theologies that do not identify as “relational” are nevertheless deeply so in the personal sense of the term (#1). Two examples of this would be virtue ethics and the Orthodox notion of theosis (“sanctification” in Wesleyan lingo).
Thank you, for a succint and well explained article. I concur with Catherine Keller on the significance of noting the deep implication of relational theology for reflection and action on ecology. I also hope that you will extend the application of relational theology to the “theology of religions.” How do we “relate” to others who do not believe (or experience the Divine) in the same way as we do, and yet exhibit those very qualities of love that we are called to evince when we embrace relational theology?
Curtis – Think BIGGER! What about a laminated tri-fold ?
If you figure out how to print ‘em, sign me up! In fact, we could do a relational pyramid scheme to get the word out there
(confession: I’m in Claremont. I have a built in advantage for racking up ‘converts’.)
Just having a little fun… Tom – thank you SO much for this. I can’t wait for the book!
From a charismatic Wesleyan Process emergent, Thank You.
Tom:
Loved the umbrella image—could have used it in my doctoral thesis which I just submitted to smu and unisa. I am utterly convinced that a timeless God (as opposed to a time-ful God) cannot be the God of Missio Dei! A missionary God must be a temporal God.
Thanks for a helpful umbrella to shelter under.
I think of two things here: First, I’ve hung out with Pentecostals just enough to know that a truly vast number of them, who are very ardent and very “relational” in their theology in many ways, are not in fact Trinitarian. They are “Jesus only” Pentecostals. So, though the modern “Trinitarian” theology works for me, and for many of us these days as a relationally driven model of God, we have to stay “open”, I believe, to hearing from Pentecostal voices who can’t “relate” to it. It would be far too easy to shut the door on them, thus cutting ourselves off from a huge portion of the living Church.
I’d say that, in part, because one reason for the need to talk about Relational Theology in the West comes from our Millenia-long separation from our Eastern brethren and sistren, not to mention other diverse and ancient varieties of Christianity we usually ignore or vaguely associate with what the Western Church termed “heresies” like Arianism, or Pelagianism, or Nestorianism, etc.
I suppose that is a call to “keep relational theology relational” by recognizing that we can cheerfully, even insistently, practice theological forms and themes that reverberate with us, without alienation from other theologies and communities whose ways we find completely wrong-headed or utterly baffling. Right now, we Western Christians are quickly becoming a shrinking minority of the world’s Christians, soon to be outnumbered by those Jesus Only Pentecostals from other parts of the world that I mentioned at the start. The theological world we now must coexist within is at least as strange and wild and historically specific as any we can find in the past, and that is really saying something.
David G. wrote. “’Marshall McLuhan wrote, ‘We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and thereafter our tools shape us.’”
This is a very important statement. Too many times I have seen a theology developed from reason or inspiration and then applied to living. People use an Aristotelian approach; they come up with an idea or theory then seek scriptural or philosophical sources to validate the theory. Others used inspiration, the Platonic approach, and apply it having faith that it will bear out as valid. The issue is that God is who God is. (I am what I am). Our objective is to try to discover God’s character, nature, and values then apply them to our interrelationship with God. In other words, we must begin with God.
I favor the relational approach because it is before our very eyes. From the relationships between man and woman to parent and child to community and then society, even from humanity to creation, we see connectedness, relationship. Relationship is how we exist. Being made in the image of God we can then back track to see that relationship is a character and nature of God.
I have used the idea of relationships between men and women to explain the relationship between God and humanity. My professor at PLNU, Dr. Frank Carver, pointed to marriage as a source of understanding God’s relationship to humanity. I have found this to work out in talking about how we can relate to God (dating), how we come to accept God into our lives (engagement) and how we must come to a point of total devotion (marriage). It also addresses sin, how we can sin against God but maintain the bond, how we must seek God’s mercy when we rebel, and how we are viewed in God’s eyes.
The proof of relational theology is also expressed in experience. As a hospice chaplain I find many people are drawn to a legal, contractual view of God. Any theological model should bring hope. However, theology based on reason alone leaves them with a view of God as distant, judgmental, and needing to be “bought off” through acts of religion. They are left with uncertainty and fear, a lack of hope. When I reframe the view of God into a relational model they respond positively to God and become comforted spiritually. To me a theology that brings hope to a person is a significant proof of the validity of the model.
I look forward to your exploration of the issues Tom. It is well worth the effort.
Tom:
Good. But as a fellow “relationalist” I think it would be helpful to state the opposite, i.e., what is relational theology opposing or trying to counteract? For what it’s worth . . . ..
It’s interesting that you do not give even a nod to some branch of the reformed tree. Not all in the reformed, Calvinist, camp believe that God is impassible or unmoved by our plight, prayers, sorrows or joys. Love to get your thoughts.
“Not all in the reformed, Calvinist, camp believe that God is impassible or unmoved”
Moltmann (who is Reform) and his understanding of the “crucified God” would be a good example of that.
“Not all in the reformed, Calvinist, camp believe that God is impassible or unmoved by our plight, prayers, sorrows or joys. Love to get your thoughts.”
As practiced Calvinists think of God as compassionate and listening to prayers. However, Five Point Calvinism (TULIP) leaves little room for compassion. If a person is not Elect, it does not matter how repentant or contrite a person may be, that person is destined to hell.
I have had families of patients worry because their dying loved one never made a “profession of faith.” I would ask, “Do they deserve hell?” “NO!” they would say. I would try to get them to go with their heart, not their theological model. When they listen to the heart they put aside their contractual/legal model and go with a relational model. It is amazing that when they do that a look of peace comes over them. Their model was failing them, their heart and openness to God’s relationship brings hope.
John, the calvininst would say that if a person is truly repentant and contrite that would prove their are of the elect. I fear you are letting characitures overly influence your thinking. As to whether or not we “deserve hell” the response for everyone of us is a resounding “YES!” It is solely by the grace of God in sending His Son that we are set free through faith. I think a better question could possibly be asking about the fruit that they witnessed throughout their family members life that would point to a genuine ongoing relationship with God. A feeling of peace is fantastic as long as there is truth at the heart of it. That He saves even one shows His incredible compassion.
“Relational” as a modifier on universe is fundamentally different from “relational” as a modifier on people. I’m assuming by “universe” you mean the physical makeup of everything that exists.
Although the spatial distance between objects, the attraction/repulsion resulting from the four fundamental forces, and affection/repulsion between to beings can all be characterized as “relations” they are at first glance different, so that one asserting they are the same should have the burden of proof. Additionally, physical objects and beings are fundamentally different, so that the burden is doubled.
Obviously, english is not meant to be a metaphysically accurate language, so we probably should not exercise our logic at the level of the it (happenstance) words.
I’m guessing that relational theology either (1) is not dependent on the premise that these “relational” concepts are identical or (2) if it is dependent thereon then it proves them be some prior a better grounded.
Otherwise, I fear it is deeply flawed.
I hope you upcoming book deals with these fundamental issues and does not merely rely on a linguistic happenstance.
(Note: I do apologize if the above appear curt…and for errors…as i have imbibed a moderate volume of the sugar excrement of yeast. I think your theological postings are wonderful despite the fact I remain wholly unconvinced)
Hi Tom
nice post thank you. I am currently working on a relational theology and sytematic, would be interested to talk to you further if you have the time.
Bless you
Great post. What I could say has been said before. We were created to be relational beings. Each of us,a different part of the Body, working in unison.
Nice outline. Would love to hear your thoughts about the Lutheran version of this. I for one like Moltmann’s trinitarianism as a form of relational ontology (if one can say that), although he is officially a Calvinist. Luther’s pro me and the sense of God’s deep interrelatedness with sinful humans is very important in my theology – always rooted in grace. My quest right now is how this form of relatedness can be expanded to include the rest of creation.
Hi Tom,
My theological journey hasn’t unfurled to the depth and detail as yours in many ways, nor is my experience the same, but I am headed down the same (or at least a parallel) path. I am currently teaching Bible and counseling at New Life Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC, and basing my courses on what I call ‘Dispositional Theology’ (DT) which is keyed on the disposition of love (1 Jn 4:8, 16) and light (1:5) of God toward His created people as the foundation of His nature and character and the essence of Who He is. This makes persons, first and foremost, the objects of His love, and having been created for that purpose, everything that occurs in their lives is purposefully intended to draw them closer to God.
I am beginning my Th.D. in NT Theology at the University of South Africa (dissertation only) because I believe I am called to write the dissertation, but none was required in my master’s program. The dissertation will detail the DT concept and its applications in the academy, the church, and the world. To this point in my studies I have found no one whose theology/worldview has come so close as yours to reflecting that which our Lord has shown me.
I would like, with your permission, to send you the paper that I have submitted for presentation at the ETS Southeastern Regional Conference in March. It is a brief outline of my work to date on the DT project and provides a basic outline of where that work is headed. The bottom line is that it is applicational in that what I propose to do is help people see the God of the Bible for Who He says He is, as opposed to what people have painted Him to be through fear, rumor, tradition, supposition, ego, and anything not directly asociated with His own disposition and example. The more we know Him, the more we know how much He loves us. The world must know just how desirable God is, and that knowledge begins in His unvarnished Word.
As you have opportunity, would you please get in touch. Thank you for your tremendous assistance in helping all of us to truly see our Lord for Who He is.
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