Experimental Theology


...trudging into the distance in the bleeding stinking mad shadow of Jesus...the Lord out of dust had created him, had made him blood and nerve and mind, had made him to bleed and weep and think, and set him in a world of loss and fire... --Flannery O'Connor

5.15.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 4, "where Jesus appereith the blissid Trinite is understand"

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"where Jesus appereith the blissid Trinite is understand" In Chapters 4-9 Julian begins to describe the first of her showings. As ...
5.14.2026

When Barth and Schleiermacher Kiss: Part 6, Time for Tillich and Hauerwas To Smooch

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In Part 1 of this series I pointed toward Paul Tillich and Stanley Hauerwas as two modern examples of the Barthian and Schleiermacherian a...
5.13.2026

When Barth and Schleiermacher Kiss: Part 5, Cruciform Attunement

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Having set out their respective criticisms of each other, the Barthian and the Schleiermacherian, how am I proposing that they should reconc...
5.12.2026

When Barth and Schleiermacher Kiss: Part 4, "Like It Or Lump It"

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Having surveyed the Barthian criticism of a Schleiermacherian approach to faith, let’s flip it around. What concerns would liberal theology,...
5.11.2026

When Barth and Schleiermacher Kiss: Part 3, A Bomb Against the Bombs

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Having set out the tensions in the last two posts, let me turn toward how each side—the Barthian and the Schleiermacherian—expresses concern...
5.08.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 3, "I would that His peynes were my peynes"

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"I would that His peynes were my peynes." In Chapter 3 Julian finally tells the story about the origin of her showings, some detai...
5.07.2026

When Barth and Schleiermacher Kiss: Part 2, Welcome to the Wesleyan Quadrilateral

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I have a diverse reading audience, from academics to my mom. (Hi, Mom!) I, myself, am not a formally trained theologian. But I do delight in...
5.06.2026

When Barth and Schleiermacher Kiss: Part 1, Setting the Table

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Goodness, how obscure is that title? Before you run away, just know that I'm about to explain it in a very accessible way. To begin, thi...
5.05.2026

To Have a Soul

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In my Psychology and Christianity class this week we were speaking about the soul.  That discussion reminded me of a short series I shared i...
5.04.2026

The Gospel of the Spirit: Paul and the Damascus Catastrophe

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In Galatians, Paul describes how he received his gospel as “an apocalypse of Jesus Christ” (Gal. 1:12). That claim is related to a decisive ...
5.01.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 2: "To have of Gods gift three wounds"

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"...the wound of very contrition, the wound of kinde compassion, and the wound of willfull longing to God." In Chapter 2 Julian no...
4.30.2026

On Hedonic Well-Being: Part 4, Four More Reasons Why Hedonic Well-Being Goes Wrong

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In the last post I described four reasons hedonic well-being, on its own terms, does not cultivate our deeper flourishing. In this post I wi...
4.29.2026

On Hedonic Well-Being: Part 3, Four Reasons Why Hedonic Well-Being Goes Wrong

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In the last post I described how hedonic well-being becomes captured and directed by neoliberal assumptions. When we tell people to "Ch...
4.28.2026

On Hedonic Well-Being: Part 2, The Neoliberal Backdrop

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On the surface, encouragements to “Choose Joy” and “Find Happiness” seem straightforward and obvious. And yet, as described in the last post...
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