It was a pleasure to have the Reverend Canon Dr. Nigel Rooms on the Liminal Theology Podcast! Nigel is a freelance consultant, trainer and researcher, spiritual director, and architect of learning. Nigel is currently Associate Priest at St. Peter’s, Braunstone Park in Leicester. Nigel holds a Master’s degree in Mission and Ministry from Nottingham University … Continue reading Nigel Rooms (Episode 25)
Advent of the Impossible
When Mary explains to the angel Gabriel that this is madness, that she could not possibly be with child, the angel . . . tells her that with the unconditional, all things are possible, even the impossible. The name of God has from time immemorial been the name of the possibility of the impossible.[i] Why … Continue reading Advent of the Impossible
Podcast: Paul Chilcote Episode 4 Part 1
New Episode! In this episode I talk with Dr. Paul Chilcote. Paul is a Wesley scholar, church historian, and theologian. Recently retired, Paul has served numerous academic institutions, including Asbury Theological Seminary (Orlando), Ashland Theological School, and Duke University. He also served as a missionary in Kenya and as a founding faculty member of Africa … Continue reading Podcast: Paul Chilcote Episode 4 Part 1
A Reflection on Psalm 88: The Psalm of Depression
O Lord, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you. Let my prayer come before you; incline your ear to my cry!For my soul is full of troubles, and my life draws near to Sheol. I am counted among those who go down to the pit; I am a man who has no strength,like one set loose among the dead, like the slain that … Continue reading A Reflection on Psalm 88: The Psalm of Depression
Never Forget the Rich Young Man: The Liminality of Religious Faith Among Young People
The most beautiful and profound emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the sower of all true science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead. To know that what is impenetrable to us … Continue reading Never Forget the Rich Young Man: The Liminality of Religious Faith Among Young People
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