Budding Theologians Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/category/buddingthelogians/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 02:18:31 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/brianharrisauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-brianharrisauthor-favicon-1.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Budding Theologians Archives - Brian Harris https://brianharrisauthor.com/category/buddingthelogians/ 32 32 93416650 Thinking about preaching: What to learn from Jeff Manion https://brianharrisauthor.com/thinking-about-preaching-what-to-learn-from-jeff-manion/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/thinking-about-preaching-what-to-learn-from-jeff-manion/#respond Mon, 19 Jun 2017 22:00:54 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=2581 I’ve recently finished teaching a unit in preaching at Vose Seminary, and one of the assignments was to assess the preaching of a well known pastor whom the student could select, evaluating both the strengths and weaknesses of the approach, and asking what we could learn about preaching from this person. Several excellent essays resulted, […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/thinking-about-preaching-what-to-learn-from-jeff-manion/feed/ 0 2581 Fireproof and Crazy Stupid Love: Comparisons and Contrasts from a Christian Worldview Perspective – By John Mayne https://brianharrisauthor.com/fireproof-and-crazy-stupid-love-comparisons-and-contrasts-from-a-christian-worldview-perspective-by-john-mayne/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/fireproof-and-crazy-stupid-love-comparisons-and-contrasts-from-a-christian-worldview-perspective-by-john-mayne/#comments Wed, 06 Jan 2016 22:00:55 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1384 The relationship between Christianity and the arts is fascinating. The arts were once a sphere dominated by the church, but they now often seem to be a ‘God free’ zone. However, underlying assumptions about the world and reality drive most artistic portrayals, and should be examined and discussed. John Mayne does this very helpfully in […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/fireproof-and-crazy-stupid-love-comparisons-and-contrasts-from-a-christian-worldview-perspective-by-john-mayne/feed/ 1 1384 Mirroring God: Implications of the Imago Dei for Pastoral Care https://brianharrisauthor.com/mirroring-god-implications-of-the-imago-dei-for-pastoral-care/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/mirroring-god-implications-of-the-imago-dei-for-pastoral-care/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 09:45:51 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=1285 I recently finished teaching an introduction to Pastoral Care course at Vose Seminary. It was a great class, and many thoughtful projects and case studies emerged. One that especially struck me was this essay by Alycia Randell on the implications of our being made in the image of God, for the provision of pastoral care. […]

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]]> https://brianharrisauthor.com/mirroring-god-implications-of-the-imago-dei-for-pastoral-care/feed/ 3 1285 The Role of the Holy Spirit in the Interpretation of Scripture https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-role-of-the-holy-spirit-in-the-interpretation-of-scripture/ https://brianharrisauthor.com/the-role-of-the-holy-spirit-in-the-interpretation-of-scripture/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2015 12:04:49 +0000 http://brianharrisauthor.com/?p=902 Ben O’Reilly for TH401 Knowledge of God Thanks to Ben O’Reilly, a Vose BMin student, for providing the first essay for our budding theologians column. As the title suggests, his essay explore the role of the Holy Spirit in interpreting Scripture.  Abstract The role of the Holy Spirit in the Interpretation of Scripture is to […]

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