‘Living in the gap’ between expectations of Spirit-empowerment and reality
This is the Zoom recording of a presentation I made on my dissertation research at the Center of Spirit-empowered Research at Oral Roberts University on 28th February 2025. How do Pentecostals experience depression when their theology emphasizes Spirit-empowered victory? This presentation explores the tension between Pentecostal expectations of healing and real-world struggles with mental health. […]
Defining Contextual Theology: Schreiter, Bevans, and the Shift in Theological Thinking
This is the third video on contextual theology and practical theory. The Rise of Contextual Theology: Schreiter, Bevans, and the Shift in Theological Thinking For centuries, theology was often assumed to be universal and unchanging—a set of timeless doctrines meant to apply to all people in all places. However, as Christianity expanded across cultures and […]
The Rise of Contextual Theology
My second video in this series, where I explore the rise of contextual theology and its relationship to practical theology. For centuries, Christian theology was assumed to be fixed and universal—a set of doctrines applied to all cultures without change. But in the 20th century, a major shift occurred: Theology began to be seen as […]
Exploring How Pentecostals Preach About Depression
A qualitative analysis was completed on twelve sermons into how Pentecostal preachers talk about depression from the pulpit using the Assemblies of God (AG) as a purposive sample. Findings illustrate that preachers talked about faulty thinking as the source of depression and interpreted depression as a transformative journey occurring within the context of a God […]
