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 Search Identifier: 12563062388 The Trinity and the Language of our Faith This video was done for a systematic theology course where we were invited to complete the phrase, 'The Trinity and...' I feel blessed to have had the opportunity to construct this project. In doing so, I witnessed the Spirit at work in and through meeting others and sharing in the faith. A special thank you to the Global Mission Institute (GMI) of Luther Seminary for helping recruit volunteers and to all who offered their time and voice to this project. It would not have been possible without you. I enjoyed the fellowship and learning about each of the languages and cultural views of who God is. Each has such a fire for the Lord and respect for their culture. Thank you for being who God made you and for allowing God to work in and through you. God Bless! The Trinity and.mov Artist:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States License Reviews Reviews count: 1 - Average rating: 5.00 The Language of God… it turns out that God speaks People! I have never been so happy, as after viewing this video, that God “confused” our languages (Gen 11:1-9)! What a wonderful celebration of our diverse gifts and uniquenesses, together one in our Triune God! From an educational standpoint (this review is in partial fulfillment of an introductory educational leadership course for Luther Seminary, EL1515), the video excelled within a couple of rubrics. First, from the standpoint of a constructivist learning design, or through Parker Palmer’s educational models, the video avoids the temptation to dictate the subject matter through the carefully guarded control of the expert educator onto amateur learners. Rather, it invites the viewers as learners into the process of learning, together with the creator of the video and the subject matter of the video itself. It does not abdicate the important work of framing some particulars around which the learning may proceed (in this case, the Trinity as approached through the lens of God’s diverse people and their common tongue of orthodox Christian confession, together with some unique aspects of our various understandings of God). And yet there is an immense freedom gifted to us in the wide open space created for the viewers’ meditation on how this means for us. In line with Robert Kegan’s transformative learning model, the video offers confirmation, contradiction, and continuity. Confirmation is offered as we are invited into the meaning making behind God’s name as understood in a number of cultures. Contradiction happens (gently) as these fresh understandings are presented against our own, and continuity is available to all Christians approaching this video who hear and see their common con-fess-ions, as we say them together (especially as they are heard in our native tongues). I greatly appreciated hearing the Words for God in other tongues, as well as the ASL readings. It’s a pity this medium is not conducive to Braille, or I’m sure that would have been included, too! Thank you for this gift, Mary, and all the other participants. Dean Grier | 16 Dec 2009 |
