Preaching a Theology of "God as Event" to Engage Theological Reflection
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Hall, Jake
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Mercer University
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2020
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220
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
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D.Min.
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Mercer University
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2020
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The project outlined in this thesis examined the role of preaching in engaging members of an established, traditional congregation by using the narrative, inductive style of the New Homiletic, with the theological lens of John Caputo's "God as Event." This project took place over five weeks at the First Baptist Church of Williams, with the primary goals of examining how members of the congregation hear theology in sermons, use what they hear to articulate their own theological beliefs, and how discussing such theology leads to the identification of an emerging, local theology.