By: Ashley Goad on January 18, 2014
(This week, I am in Uganda, and because of this, I am typing from my iPhone. I pray for your forgiveness of the numerous errors!) I have had a lot of time for introspective reflection. We were on three airplanes for a total of 22 hours, and it gave me an opportunity to let my…
By: Telile Fikru Badecha on January 18, 2014
Charles Taylor’s book on Modern Social Imaginaries offers great insights on the development of the ideas of social imaginaries in the Western modernity. Taylor makes clear in the introduction that his reflections in this book are solely on Western history and culture, which requires more time for me to understand his views and translate them…
By: rhbaker275 on January 18, 2014
We are confronted with significant challenges in navigating through multiple fronts of change. Understanding challenges and overcoming confrontation is the substance of good leadership. But how can leadership address change that is global, a new world order? It is change that impacts all levels of leadership in every sphere of living. We have experienced discontinuous…
By: Julie Dodge on January 17, 2014
When I saw the title of this book I got so excited: Modern Social Imaginaries[1]! I imagined in my little mind a gathering of great thinkers and innovators; people who imagine the amazing. And then I came to learn that the term modern was of course a reference to the time period of modernists (preceding…
By: Liz Linssen on January 17, 2014
Taylor begins by stating how the basic concept of moral order is to teach us how we ought to live together in society. [i] That is, “[t]he underlying idea of moral order stresses the rights and obligations we have as individuals in regard to each other”. [ii] With that understanding of moral order in hand,…
By: Richard Volzke on January 17, 2014
Taylor, in his book on modern social imaginary, explores the development and human understanding of morality in a political societal context. The author does not focus on the theory itself, but the imaginary that surrounds the theory. Taylor begins by explaining the Grotius’s theory on how a political society is formed. His theory is that…
By: Carol McLaughlin on January 17, 2014
Do you ever read the end of a book whilst you are reading the same book? Reading Modern Social Imaginaries by Charles Taylor I did just that. Recently those of us in this DMin (Doctor of Ministry) program were asked to reflect on how we would accomplish our mission and vision. Rather than approach it…
By: Deve Persad on January 16, 2014
About three years ago, I sat in a circle with a group of about twenty people, the majority of whom I had never before met. Most were much wealthier, much more accomplished professionally, more refined in their personality. At the outset it seemed apparent that our common bond was our involvement in the mission endeavour…
By: Clint Baldwin on December 31, 2013
Baldwin_VEsynthesis.pdf This is a link to a synthesized overview of some learning that I undertook during fall 2013.
By: Clint Baldwin on December 28, 2013
Leadership happens. Unfortunately, it often doesn’t go as well as it possibly could. Editors Nohria Nitin and Rakesh Khurana offer a step toward increasing the viability of positive leadership encounters. They have woven together an excellent text with a solid combination of authors in the Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice: A Harvard Business School…
By: Clint Baldwin on December 27, 2013
The idea of society is contested ground. There is a multiplicity of competing definitions vying for preeminence as to how society ought to be construed and enacted. This multiplicity is what Anthony Elliot proceeds to engage throughout Contemporary Social Theory: An Introduction as he reviews concepts and people propagating such ideas and theories. Elliot notes…
By: Clint Baldwin on December 27, 2013
In Theology: A Very Short Introduction author David Ford defines theology as “thinking about questions raised by and about the religions.” (16) As a theologian himself situated in the context of the university, Ford further clarifies his definition through adding some specifics and focusing his attention on the academy’s involvement with the topic, “Theology deals…
By: Clint Baldwin on December 27, 2013
Stanley Grenz and Roger Olson have written a modern, succinct and accessible classic with Who Needs Theology: An Invitation to the Study of God. It is a text that is well-suited to be coupled alongside Alister McGrath’s own important contribution to the discipline now in its 5th edition – Christian Theology: An Introduction. While Grenz…
By: dminlgp on December 23, 2013
Space…when I saw the name of this store in London it immediately caught my attention. It seemed that from the time I applied to the Doctor of Ministry in Leadership and Global Perspectives, space became my new word. Do I have the “space” to do this now? How do I make “space” for this in…
By: Bill Dobrenen on December 23, 2013
Pubs, People, and Pastors So where is the better place to go, a church or a pub? The answers to this question will vary, depending on whom you ask. One thing I can say with quite a bit of certainty; more people attend pubs than they do churches in Britain. And why not? Perhaps pubs…
By: Mitch Arbelaez on December 22, 2013
To get a look at the pictures follow this link. The upload is a bit slow but it will work. https://app.box.com/s/95hk0j9v7ixb3kp62ydn
By: Michael Badriaki on December 22, 2013
MY PERSONAL INTERESTS London! The world class city that contains places that I have only heard of in movies, and historical narratives: The River Thames, London Bridge, The Tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Lloyds of London, St Paul’s cathedral, Westminster Abbey, the Underground tubes, double-decker busses and the iconic red telephone box! I…
By: Raphael Samuel on December 21, 2013
INTRODUCTION The use of video and photography in the field of ethnography continues to expand as world has grown to become more visual both in observation and communication of knowledge. Pink point out that, “the benefits of ethnographic approach are being realized in visual arts and media studies” ( Sarah Pink, Doing Visual Ethnography, 1). Through…
By: Michael Badriaki on December 20, 2013
Personal Interests I traveled to London mainly because it was part of my student obligation and I was also interested in learning more about the Doctorate of Ministry in Leadership and Global perspectives. This was a crucial opportunity for my wife and me to discern whether we can committee to the program. We are eager…
By: Telile Fikru Badecha on December 17, 2013
London Experience… I have never thought I would be able to make this trip and join my fellow LGP cohort in this program because I received my visa only four days prior to our departure to London. When my visa finally came it was a great joy and confirmation that God was in this trip…
