SOIL: A Study of Sin, Self, and Salvation 公开

Abstract

Modern, secular Christendom is suffering from a lack of discipleship that tills souls in such a way that produces holistic spiritual health. While many pulpits turn into platforms and pastors evolve into influencers and personalities, the people in the pews suffer silently under dim lights and loud music. SOIL is a response to this problem, aiming to complement preexisting discipleship groups with an innovative paradigm of sin. This paradigm evokes an exposition of one’s self, guided by historic views of concupiscence and a framework for practicing confession. This practice paves a way for souls to enter back into a kind of “good” that once was, will ultimately be, but is desperately yearned for today. These tools and utilities are collated into a digital, online platform, accessible by anyone from anywhere at https://soil.study.

Table of Contents

1.1 Introduction: Ministry Context …………………………………………………………………………………. 1

1.2 Introduction: Pivots During the Pandemic ………………………………………………………………… 2

           Data 1.0 Project Roster ………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

2.1 The Problem: An Indictment of Evangelical America ………………………………………………… 5

2.2 The Problem: A New Spiritual Proletariat ………………………………………………………………… 8

3.1 The Solution: SOIL ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………… 11

4.1 Excavating Sin ……………………………………………………………………………………….…………………. 13

           Figure 1.1 Definitions ……………………………………………………………………………………….… 13

Figure 1.2 Architecture ………………………………………………………………………………………. 14

4.2 Excavating Sin: An Example from the Workplace ……………………………………………………… 15

4.3 Excavating Sin: Affections, Desires, and Malice ………………………………………………………… 17

Figure 1.3 Sin Paradigm ………………………………………………………………………………………. 19

4.4 Excavating Sin: Repentance and Redemption …………………………………………………………… 19

4.5 Excavating Sin: Application ………………………………………………………………………………………. 21

Figure 2.1 Printable Paradigm ……………………………………………………………………………. 21

4.6 Excavate Sin: Case Study ……………………………………………………………………………………….…. 22

5.1 Exposit the Self ……………………………………………………………………………………….……………….. 24

5.2.1 The Seed and the Birds: Exposition ………………………………………………………………………… 25

           Paradigm 1. The Seed and the Birds ……………………………………………………………………. 25

5.2.2 The Seed and the Birds: Illustration ……………………………………………………………………….. 26

5.2.3 The Seed and the Birds: Application ………………………………………………………………………. 27

5.3.1 The Seed and the Sun: Exposition ………………………………………………………………………….. 28

Paradigm 2. The Seed and the Sun ……………………………………………………………………… 28

5.3.2 The Seed and the Sun: Illustration …………………………………………………………………………. 29

5.3.3 The Seed and the Sun: Application ………………………………………………………………………… 30

5.4.1 The Seed and the Thorns: Exposition …………………………………………………………………….. 31

Paradigm 3. The Seed and the Thorns ………………………………………………………………… 31

5.4.2 The Seed and the Thorns: Illustration ……………………………………………………………………. 31

5.4.3 The Seed and the Thorns: Application …………………………………………………………………… 32

5.5 Practicing Confession ……………………………………………………………………………………….………. 33

Figure 3.1 Layers of Confession …………………………………………………………………………… 34

Figure 3.2 Concentric Cycles of Confession …………………………………………………………. 36

6.1 Exegete Salvation ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38

Figure 4.1 The Bridge to Life: The Problem …………………………………………………………. 38

Figure 4.2 The Bridge to Life: The Solution …………………………………………………………. 39

Figure 4.3 The Cross Chart: Progress ………………………………………………………………….. 40

Figure 4.4 The Cross Chart: Work ……………………………………………………………………….. 42

6.2 Exegete Salvation: An Addiction to Works-Righteousness ……………………………………….. 43

6.3 Exegete Salvation: The Courage to Be ……………………………………………………………………… 45

Figure 4.5 The Cross Chart: Be …………………………………………………………………………… 46

6.4 Exegete Salvation: The Kalos Paradigm ……………………………………………………………………. 47

Figure 5.1 Arenas of the Christian Life ……………………………………………………………….. 49

Figure 5.2 The Kalos Paradigm …………………………………………………………………………… 51

Figure 5.3 Major Dangers in the Kalos Paradigm ………………………………………………… 52

Figure 5.4 Nuanced Dangers in the Kalos Paradigm ……………………………………………. 53

6.5 Exegete Salvation: Summary ……………………………………………………………………………………. 54

7.0 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………. 56

Appendix I: Healthy Discipleship Contexts ……………………………………………………………………… 59

Appendix 1.0 Healthy Discipleship Group Parameters ………………………………………… 60

Appendix II: Metaphysical vs. Existential ………………………………………………………………………… 63

Bibliography ……………………………………………………………………………………….………………………….. 66

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School	Candler School of Theology
Department	Ministry
Degree	DMin
Submission	Dissertation
Language	English
Research Field	Religion, Biblical Studies Psychology, Counseling Theology
关键词	Orthopraxis Confession Orthodoxy Reflection Orthopathos Discipleship Small Group
Committee Chair / Thesis Advisor	Jennifer Ayres, Emory University
Committee Members	Kendall Soulen, Emory University

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