Faithful Over Successful
Secular Mysticisms – A Conversation with Andrew Root Depending on the person using them today, words like ‘secular’ and ‘secularism’ tend to be proclamations of triumph or cries of alarm. But for thinkers like Jacques Ellul and Charles Taylor, more measured and contemplative approaches to whatever secularism is and does are required to get a…
Time, Teaching, and Theology Andrew Root explores historical and modern understandings of the relationship between the passing of time and embodiment, reflecting on the ways in which these views impact present-day education and congregational life. Andrew Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary.
Reframing Evangelism: Following Jesus into Sorrow with Andy Root Part 1 What If Your Church Is Already Doing Evangelism (and Just Doesn’t Know It)? Many church leaders struggle with how to evangelize in ways that feel authentic and faithful. In this episode of the Pivot Podcast, @LutherSeminary professor Andy Root @andrewroot5890 offers a radically different…
Despair & Consolation – A Conversation with Andy Root In this conversation, fellow theologian and sports commentator Andy Root returns to the show to talk about his latest book Evangelism in an Age of Despair—the title of a book that, for an Ellulian like me who is looking for hope in a world filled with…