Comments on: Thesis thoughts in everyday language? http://www.greenflame.org/2007/05/23/thesis-thoughts-in-everyday-language/ Jottings on science, religion, technology, pop culture and faith from the Antipodes. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 09:02:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Stephen http://www.greenflame.org/2007/05/23/thesis-thoughts-in-everyday-language/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Stephen Wed, 23 May 2007 21:33:19 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/2007/05/23/thesis-thoughts-in-everyday-language/#comment-852 Hi Greg. Thanks for the kind thoughts. Back when I did my BD training we had to pick a practical/fieldwork major to go with the academic major (in my case, systematic theology). Typically BD students were required to do the teaching practical, but I argued to do the spiritual formation option. I guess even then I was wondering about connecting the experience of faith in the real world at a level that went beyond communicating theological ideas cognitively (which was what the teaching practical focused upon). Interestingly, one of the things that arose out of the thesis was the different ways in which people linked spirituality with technology, so the spiritual formation practical (with its associated study of various forms of Christian spirituality) helped immensely. Again, thanks for the encouragement and I'll drop by your blog to have a look. Hi Greg. Thanks for the kind thoughts.

Back when I did my BD training we had to pick a practical/fieldwork major to go with the academic major (in my case, systematic theology). Typically BD students were required to do the teaching practical, but I argued to do the spiritual formation option. I guess even then I was wondering about connecting the experience of faith in the real world at a level that went beyond communicating theological ideas cognitively (which was what the teaching practical focused upon).

Interestingly, one of the things that arose out of the thesis was the different ways in which people linked spirituality with technology, so the spiritual formation practical (with its associated study of various forms of Christian spirituality) helped immensely.

Again, thanks for the encouragement and I’ll drop by your blog to have a look.

]]> By: Greg Laughery http://www.greenflame.org/2007/05/23/thesis-thoughts-in-everyday-language/comment-page-1/#comment-849 Greg Laughery Wed, 23 May 2007 12:10:37 +0000 http://www.greenflame.org/2007/05/23/thesis-thoughts-in-everyday-language/#comment-849 I'm visiting from Scot's. Thanks for these thoughts. Solutions on this are hard to come by. I've tried writing in both the academic and the general audience categories and find the latter to be able to get to everyday people in a way that goes beyond mere discussion. Trust your oral defense will go well. Congrats on the PhD almost being achieved. Your thesis sounds very interesting. I’m visiting from Scot’s. Thanks for these thoughts. Solutions on this are hard to come by. I’ve tried writing in both the academic and the general audience categories and find the latter to be able to get to everyday people in a way that goes beyond mere discussion.

Trust your oral defense will go well. Congrats on the PhD almost being achieved. Your thesis sounds very interesting.

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