Samuel Eldon Wagar (9 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Wagar wrote this book to explore some issues in practical theology around discipleship (modeling oneself on one's deities) and religiously based service of the community (both the narrow religious community and all of humanity) in Wiccan temple groups. Issues explored include the social construction and personal developments involved in connecting with goddesses and gods, personal evolution and transformation resulting from this engagement, mystical insights and the rituals which bring them down to Earth and into communities of faith, the call to spiritual connection and service, and religious education to assist people to make these connections real in both their individual lives and their temples. Practical theology is that approach to theology that concerns itself with the divine in the world - in our lives, in our temples, and in our other institutions. It principally concerns itself with the "how" questions rather than "who, what, when, where, and why". This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This book is only a beginning toward sketching out some parameters for a Wiccan theology that goes past the lists of goddesses and gods and the ritual how-to books and simplified grimoires which are readily available to seekers. The divine adapts and is expressed through humanity, through our societies, through individuals, shifting from moment to moment. The infinite is expressed through the finite, the finite is fully realized only through its connection to the infinite. We violate the beauty of the flow of this divine spark and this connection when we freeze revelation, or we say to the goddesses: "thus far and no further!" Formal theology develops later than practices and rituals, which develop out of myth, and myths in turn develop out of experiences. The experiences which lead to the emergence of temples and institutions out of this broader religious movement (the great majority of whose adherents are not involved in temples) are the seed, although the tree as it grows adapts to its surroundings and to the needs of the members. Rather more like a garden or an ecosystem than a single plant, to stretch the metaphor. Wicca is a new religious movement, which is just running up against the limits of having a completely self-trained and self-appointed clergy. There are a lot of well-meaning but woefully unequipped Wiccan group leaders, with no formal training in theology, liturgy / ritual, counseling, group management, or any of the other skills that clergy people need to have to serve the Goddesses and Gods and the community. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…