Sublime

The theologian Paul Tillich declared that faith is “the state of being ultimately concerned.” He argued that because each person has something of ultimate concern that defines their life and identity, all people are religious—even the atheist. Every person has something in their life that functions as their god. For some, this god-function is occup

Yet what’s fascinating is that Henry upped the ante. He called for a change in the conception of the pastor. Henry claimed that the pastor is to witness to this divine

Whenever and wherever the church spots hypostatic sharing (any occurrence of ministry), it should point in appreciative witness and proclaim the action of God. In this witness, the church asserts that the closed spin of Secular 3’s immanent frame cannot be all there is. Secular 3 has no answer for the action of ministry that comes even beyond our c

Warren’s building, and his own style, represented an openness, even a partnership, in helping individuals find their own purpose by allowing Jesus to help each person flourish and overcome the malaise that the age of authenticity seemed to leave in the wake of its individualized freedom. Yet Warren did not do this by speaking against individualized