About the Author
Andrew Root (PhD, Princeton Theological Seminary) is carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary. He has written numerous books, including Faith Formation in a Secular Age, The Pastor in a Secular Age, and The Congregation in a Secular Age.
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Obras de Andrew Root
Revisiting Relational Youth Ministry: From a Strategy of Influence to a Theology of Incarnation (2007) 137 cópias
Faith Formation in a Secular Age: Responding to the Church's Obsession with Youthfulness (Ministry in a Secular Age) (2017) 123 cópias
Bonhoeffer as Youth Worker: A Theological Vision for Discipleship and Life Together (2014) 76 cópias
The Children of Divorce: The Loss of Family as the Loss of Being (Youth, Family, and Culture) (2010) 62 cópias
Relationships Unfiltered: Help for Youth Workers, Volunteers, and Parents on Creating Authentic Relationships (2009) 50 cópias
The Congregation in a Secular Age: Keeping Sacred Time against the Speed of Modern Life (Ministry in a Secular Age) (2021) 47 cópias
Churches and the Crisis of Decline: A Hopeful, Practical Ecclesiology for a Secular Age (Ministry in a Secular Age) (2022) 41 cópias
The Promise of Despair: The Way of the Cross as the Way of the Church (Living Theology) (2010) 35 cópias
When Church Stops Working: A Future for Your Congregation beyond More Money, Programs, and Innovation (2023) — Autor — 29 cópias
Unlocking Mission and Eschatology in Youth Ministry (A Theological Journey Through Youth Ministry) (2013) 29 cópias
Exploding Stars, Dead Dinosaurs, and Zombies: Youth Ministry in the Age of Science (Science for Youth Ministry) (2018) 28 cópias
The Church after Innovation: Questioning Our Obsession with Work, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship (Ministry in a… (2022) 23 cópias
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- Nome de batismo
- Root, Andrew
- Outros nomes
- 路恩哲
- Data de nascimento
- 1974-12-01
- Sexo
- male
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- 4.1
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I always find it challenging to review works by Root in this series because there’s so much going on and it’s nearly impossible for me to keep it all straight. But here goes.
Root interlaces his experiences over the past few years, concluding in a gut-wrenching way, and in the process explains his interest in and consideration of what he deems “secular mysticisms.” In this he recognizes how modern Western society remains God- and spirituality-haunted, and the “secular mysticisms” are the ways in which many in society end up exploring spirituality in a secular age.
There are three main streams of mystical thought in this age: a “humanist” strand, a “counter-enlightenment” strand, and the “Beyonder” strand, according to his framework. He explains all three: the “humanist” one prevalent in liberalism and the pursuit of social justice; the "counter-enlightenment” as the one prevalent in conservatism in its current expressions; and the way he will advocate, the way of the “beyonder.”
He does well at showing how despite all their differences, the “humanist” and the “coutner-enlightenment” forms of secular mysticism all end up making it about the self and the development of the self, and in this he finds their great failings. He spends much time in the thought of Bul, Luther, Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite, Rosenzweig, and others in expressing these limitations and encouraging cultivation of the “Beyonder” type of mysticism.
The “Beyonder” perceives a God greater than he or she and thus looks beyond him or herself in this kind of mysticism. In the end, the mystical path of the “Beyonder” is a kind of holy resignation, a submission to that which is beyond them and anything they could imagine. It’s a confession the self can only imagine, improve, and do so much.
As with all the books in the “Ministry in a Secular Age” series, it’s nearly impossible to do it any kind of justice in a short review. There’s a lot to process and consider here, and much that is profitable.… (mais)