Authors: Amanda Shao Tan, Hannah Ong Haskell, Heather Davediuk Gingrich, Charles Ringma, Peter Nitschke, David Nordtvedt, Ferawati Insyabela, Maynor Clara Cheng, Joshua Delos Reyes
Keywords: Resources for Spirituality, Spirituality of Disability, The Indwelling of the Sacred in the Aberrant, Reclaiming the Value of Dreams as a Psycho-Spiritual Resource, Drinking from Many Fountains, A Missional Spirituality for Radical Evangelicals (Part 1), A Franciscan Spirituality of Companionship with the Poor and Creation, The Franciscan Tradition, Inseparability of Prayer and Mission, Ignatian Spirituality for Contemplative Action Among Young People, Cross-Cultural Conflicts, The Spirituality of the Missionary, Building Christian Community the El Shaddai Way, What Filipino Evangelicals Can Learn, Phronesis, Practical Wisdom, Theory, Praxis, Kingdom Values, Family, Church, Community, Societal Institutions, Nation, Spiritual Disciplines, Disability, Imago Dei, Sacred, Weakness-Power Theology, Body Theology, Resurrection, Dreams, Psycho-Spiritual, Unconscious, Franciscan, Companionship, Poor, Creation, Ignatian, Contemplative Action, Cross-Cultural Conflicts, Missionary, El Shaddai Movement, Communal Spirituality
Description: This double issue provides diverse resources for spirituality and mission. Tan explores the Spirituality of Disability, arguing that the “Aberrant” are God’s image-bearers and embody a “Weakness-Power Theology”. Haskell and Gingrich reclaim the value of dreams as a psycho-spiritual resource for enhancing self-awareness and honesty. Ringma begins a series on drawing a Missional Spirituality for Radical Evangelicals from spiritual traditions, starting with the Desert Fathers and Benedictines. Nitschke, Nordtvedt, and Insyabela examine Franciscan Spirituality as a model for Companionship with the Poor and Creation, and Ignatian Spirituality for youth engagement in contemplative action. Cheng addresses the spirituality needed to manage cross-cultural conflicts, and Delos Reyes analyzes the communal dynamics of El Shaddai for evangelical learning.
- Spirituality of Disability The Indwelling of the Sacred in the Aberrant – Amanda Shao Tan
- Reclaiming the Value of Dreams as a Psycho-Spiritual Resource – Hannah Ong Haskell with Heather Davediuk Gingrich
- Drinking from Many Fountains: A Missional Spirituality for Radical Evangelicals Part I – Charles Ringma
- A Franciscan Spirituality of Companionship with the Poor and Creation – Peter Nitschke
- The Franciscan Tradition: Inseparability of Prayer and Mission – David Nordtvedt
- Ignatian Spirituality for Contemplative Action Among Young People – Ferawati Insyabela
- Cross-Cultural Conflicts and the Spirituality of the Missionary – Maynor Clara Cheng
- Building Christian Community the El Shaddai Way: What Filipino Evangelicals Can Learn – Joshua Delos Reyes
Insights from PHRONESIS Volume 14, Nos. 1 & 2 (2007)
- “The Aberrant are identified not by the supposed aberrant in them but by the Presence within them.” -Amanda Shao Tan
- “All dreams come in the service of wholeness.” -Hannah Ong Haskell with Heather Davediuk Gingrich
- “The profound spiritual challenges and the enormous complexities of mission and ministry in Asia’s major cities is a major challenge.” -Charles Ringma
- “Franciscan spirituality then shows the importance of companionship both with the poor and with creation. Franciscans see Christ in the poor and in creation so that they love the poor and creation in the way that they love Christ.” -Peter Nitschke
- “Without prayer, our mission is misguided. Without mission, our prayer is stagnant and inauthentic. Prayer results in mission, and mission results in prayer.” -David Nordtvedt
- “Contemplative action is a kind of spirituality that links one’s personal relationship with God to one’s work in the world.” -Ferawati Insyabela
- “Missionaries who minister cross-culturally should be knowledgeable about the different issues involved in conflict and how to manage them effectively.” -Maynor Clara Cheng
- “The goal of all Christian communities is for members to meet together as bringers of the message of salvation.” -Joshua Delos Reyes