An Interview with the Gospel Writers: Plus: Heart-Scripted Theological Education - Tapa blanda

Part I An Interview With The Gospel Writers Imagine an interview with the four Gospel writers. What would it be like to hear them in dialogue, discussing the creative process and the experience of the Holy Spirit, reflecting on the purpose of their writing and describing their intended audience? Each writer takes a unique slant on the life of Jesus and weaves that perspective into a revealing and compelling narrative. Doug Webster takes you into that conversation and offers a fresh perspective. Part II Heart-Scripted Theological Education Heart-Scripted theology has little to do with over-spiritualized epiphanies and existential spontaneous combustion. God works slower than we might have expected, until we remember that this is how God has consistently worked throughout salvation history. The answer to how God goes about inscribing his will on our hearts has two sides and both sides are complex. On God’s side we have all the initiative, all the grace, all the redemption. In other words, all “the heavy lifting” belongs to God. On our side we have openness, repentance, acceptance, submission, trust, and faith. God’s revelation and our receptivity are the two sides of heart-scripted theology.

Douglas D. Webster, Ph.D., is the author of numerous books including Soulcraft: How God Shapes Us Through Relationships and Under the Radar: A Conversation on Spiritual Leadership. He is on the pastoral team at Central Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York, and teaches at Beeson Divinity School in Birmingham, Alabama.