unreasonable

Added on by Matthew Sutton.

“The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” - George Bernard Shaw

read intelligently

Added on by Matthew Sutton.

Here is my secret to teaching reading to my students. Reading intelligently means answering these five questions:

  1. What is the question the writing is trying to answer?

  2. What is the thesis / answer / main theme of the writing?

  3. What is the supporting argument for the thesis?

  4. What is the context of the writing?

  5. Is the argument compellingly successful? How so?

would you please share my book

Added on by Matthew Sutton.

Heaven Opens: The Trinitarian Mysticism of Adrienne von Speyr, my book is available.

“Sutton’s deep penetration into Adrienne’s mystical gifts offers an excellent introduction to her unique vision and also helps hit the ‘reveal codes’ button for von Balthasar’s theology.” - Rev. Raymond Gawronski, S.J.

I don’t write here to sell books, but do share what I create in my writing and teaching. My newest book captures the foundation of my theological and spiritual work as I develop the profound mysticism of Adrienne von Speyr. You can find out more about it here.

If you’ve read my book, would you please considering sharing it with others by reviewing it in journals or online?

“In this significant monograph, Sutton brings expositional clarity and conceptual rigor to the extensive textual legacy of Adrienne von Speyr. It is a real accomplishment.” Dr. Paul Nimmo

All your help sharing my book gives me support to work on the next book, which will be available soon. I can’t wait to share this new one with you.

“This book has the potential to do for Adrienne von Speyr’s theology what Father Edward Oakes’ Pattern of Redemption did for Hans Urs von Balthasar’s in the mid-1990s, in this case by accessibly introducing Adrienne to a generation of students and scholars.” Dr. Matthew Levering

Please read and share my book. You can find it in print and as an ebook. Thank you for caring to share these ideas.

lohfink on jesus

Added on by Matthew Sutton.

I loved using Gerhard Lohfink’s book, Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was, for teaching a thoroughly biblical Christology in my introductory Christianity course. In order to the teach this wonderful book, I developed several reading assignment sheets. Here they are:

Reading Comprehension Sheets:

  1. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 1: Assignment 1
  2. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 2: Assignment 2
  3. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 3: Assignment 3
  4. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 4: Assignment 4
  5. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 5 - 6: Assignment 5
  6. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 7: Assignment 6
  7. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 8 - 9: Assignment 7
  8. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 11 - 12: Assignment 8
  9. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 13: Assignment 9
  10. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 15: Assignment 10
  11. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 16 - 17: Assignment 11
  12. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 18: Assignment 12
  13. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 19: Assignment 13
  14. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 20: Assignment 14
  15. Lohfink - Jesus - Chapter 21: Assignment 15

Gerard Lohfink, Jesus of Nazareth: What He Wanted, Who He Was, trans. Linda M. Maloney (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012). ISBN: 978-0814683088. Paperback, Kindle.