In my doctoral dissertation I claim the need for a re-visioning of the Christian church’s theology and its understanding of mission. I stress the need for a more natural, integrative theology and for an earth-focused, contextual approach to mission. My specific question for this part...
Editor's note: Reverend Pat Bailey of Telluride's Christ Church and Dr. John Sexton are kindred souls. Pat contends (in his PhD thesis) the need for the Christian church to re-imagine itself in the context of the modern world, including becoming more integrative and "earth-focused." What...
Editor's Note: Reverend Pat Bailey of Telluride's Christ Presbyterian Church gives TIO readers a bird's eye view of the ideas he is exploring in his PhD thesis. You can use Comments to express your point of view about the questions he poses at the end...
Editor's note: the erudite, open-minded pastor of Telluride's Christ Presbyterian Church continues with his weekly series – related to his PhD thesis – on the nature of spirituality within the context of modern-day religious practices. I have been talking about the “spiritual revolution” as described by...
Last week, I wrote about the “spiritual revolution” as described by religious scholars Paul Heelas and Linda Woodhead, philosopher Charles Taylor, and psychoanalyst David Tacey. I posed the question: Is the current turn toward subjectivity and inner experience is expressive of anything more than...
I have been talking about the “spiritual revolution” as described by religious scholars Paul Heelas and Linda Woodhead, philosopher Charles Taylor, and psychoanalyst David Tacey. The question raised in last Sunday’s post was: Is the current turn toward inner experience expressive of anything more than...
Editor's note: Pat Bailey is Reverend of Telluride's Christ Presbyterian Church. This series reflects his ongoing research for his PhD thesis. I have been talking about the “spiritual revolution” as described by religious scholars Paul Heelas and Linda Woodhead in "The Spiritual Revolution: Why Religion is...
In my weekly column in Telluride Inside...
Editor’s note: Reverend Pat Bailey is the pastor of Telluride’s Christ Presbyterian Church. He is currently working on his PhD. These posts are based on themes he is exploring for his advanced degree. For more on Pat, see Our Writers. Last week I began to discuss...
Editor's note: Reverend Pat Bailey is the pastor of Telluride's Christ Presbyterian Church. He is currently working on his PhD. These posts are based on themes he is exploring for his advanced degree. For more on Pat, see Our Writers. For the last couple of posts...
