The Kingdom of God, Student Workbook, SW02

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Your Kingdom Come: “The Story of God’s Glory” (continued)

3. Living in the upside-down Kingdom of God: the Principle of Reversal

4. Philosophical big picture: the Presence of the Future

E. Components of a guiding worldview (Arthur Holmes)

1. It has a wholistic goal. (Where did we come from and where are we going?) 2. It is a perspectival approach. (From what vantage point do we see things?) 3. It is an exploratory process. (How do we continue to understand our lives?) 4. It is pluralistic . (What other views are suggested by our collective vision?) 5. It has action outcomes . (What ought we to do in light of our mythic vision?)

F. The wonder of story

1. The centrality of human experience

2. The richness of human affections

3. The use of sanctified imagination

4. The power of concrete image, action, and symbol

5. The immediacy of heightened reality

6. The enjoyment of artistic craftsmanship

G. Key propositions of story theology

William J. Bausch lists ten propositions related to story theology that help us understand the significance and importance of the study of stories and the understanding of Bible and theology. (William J. Bausch, Storytelling and Faith . Mystic, Connecticut: Twenty-Third Publications, 1984.)

1. Stories introduce us to sacramental presences .

2. Stories are always more important than facts .