Hi yall,
I'm looking for some book/article/podcast/discussion/other avenue recommendations to learn more about charismatic theology/expressions of faith. For context of why I'm asking and to possibly help steer the recommendations:
My wife grew up in a family whose expression of faith is more charismatic (Assemblies of God, non-denom, "speaking authority over ____ ", "In the name of Jesus...", speaking in tongues, prophetic words, etc.), continued in this expression of faith through undergrad, but in grad school her personal faith started to shift away from charismatic toward "something different" where she is considering other also valid expressions but in conjunction and at times in tension with the charismatic foundation she experienced.
I, on the other hand, have little to no experience and exposure or theological direction in the more charismatic sides of faith. I grew up with a father who was a Catholic, mother who is a Methodist/Baptist. My 3 siblings are agnostic at best. I was confirmed in the Methodist church in 6th grade, occasionally went to a Baptist youth ministry in middle school, and I went to a Church of Christ high school and was baptized in the CoC (yes, I understand that makes my baptism invalid to some
). I also felt a call to ministry at this time. At A&M I think I went to church 5 times total. I started to attend a baptist church after graduating, ended up going to Truett Seminary in 2012, graduated with an m.div 4 years ago and have been working at a Baptist church as a youth minister since.
All I know about charismatic expressions of faith is that I don't know much. No clue where to look, who to read, who to listen to, who to listen to with a grain of salt. Just wanting to learn more about this perspective/theology in hopes for personal exploration and to understand my wife's perspective better. Any direction would be appreciated and let me know if I can clarify anything to help.
Books on my desk right now:
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Church Dogmatics vol. 3.3 The Doctrine of Creation by Karl Barth
When War Is Unjust by John Howard Yoder
The Road by Cromac McCarthy
The Spirit of Life by Jurgen Moltmann
Dan
I'm looking for some book/article/podcast/discussion/other avenue recommendations to learn more about charismatic theology/expressions of faith. For context of why I'm asking and to possibly help steer the recommendations:
My wife grew up in a family whose expression of faith is more charismatic (Assemblies of God, non-denom, "speaking authority over ____ ", "In the name of Jesus...", speaking in tongues, prophetic words, etc.), continued in this expression of faith through undergrad, but in grad school her personal faith started to shift away from charismatic toward "something different" where she is considering other also valid expressions but in conjunction and at times in tension with the charismatic foundation she experienced.
I, on the other hand, have little to no experience and exposure or theological direction in the more charismatic sides of faith. I grew up with a father who was a Catholic, mother who is a Methodist/Baptist. My 3 siblings are agnostic at best. I was confirmed in the Methodist church in 6th grade, occasionally went to a Baptist youth ministry in middle school, and I went to a Church of Christ high school and was baptized in the CoC (yes, I understand that makes my baptism invalid to some
). I also felt a call to ministry at this time. At A&M I think I went to church 5 times total. I started to attend a baptist church after graduating, ended up going to Truett Seminary in 2012, graduated with an m.div 4 years ago and have been working at a Baptist church as a youth minister since.All I know about charismatic expressions of faith is that I don't know much. No clue where to look, who to read, who to listen to, who to listen to with a grain of salt. Just wanting to learn more about this perspective/theology in hopes for personal exploration and to understand my wife's perspective better. Any direction would be appreciated and let me know if I can clarify anything to help.
Books on my desk right now:
Jayber Crow by Wendell Berry
The Return of the Prodigal Son by Henri Nouwen
The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
Church Dogmatics vol. 3.3 The Doctrine of Creation by Karl Barth
When War Is Unjust by John Howard Yoder
The Road by Cromac McCarthy
The Spirit of Life by Jurgen Moltmann
Dan
