With my whole mind : a Pentecostal integration of the mind in worship / Dr. Christopher Bryant.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bryant, Christopher, Dr., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public worship--Pentecostal churches.

Public worship.

Pentecostals--Intellectual life.

Pentecostals.

Pentecostalism.

Physical Description:

69 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2025]

Summary:

"What if the most Spirit-filled worship also required one’s full attention, deep thinking, and whole mind? With My Whole Mind confronts a long-standing tension in Pentecostal tradition: the perceived divide between passionate, Spirit-led worship and disciplined theological reflection. In this timely and necessary work, Dr. Christopher Bryant contends that Pentecostal faith must reclaim the life of the mind not as an afterthought, but as an essential expression of devotion. Drawing from Scripture, church history, and contemporary voices such as Nañez, Mouw, Sire, Yong, and Coulter, Bryant explores what it truly means to love God with the heart, soul, strength, and mind. From the Shema to Augustine, and from ancient Corinth to present-day revival, this book presents a compelling vision of integrated worship in which intellect and emotion work together rather than compete. Bryant extends both a pastoral invitation and a prophetic challenge, insisting that Spirit-filled believers must also become Spirit-formed thinkers. This is not a call to abandon fire in favor of formality, but rather an invitation to discover that, in the hands of God, the mind itself can burn with holy fire. This book is written for pastors, scholars, worshipers, and students who are seeking a deeper, more complete faith. It will help readers think more clearly, feel more deeply, and worship more fully." --Publisher.

Contents:

The question that defined faith

With the Spirit and the understanding

Learning as the pursuit of God

Uniting faith and reason

"Education is killing Christianity"

Nañez: integrating doctrine and experience

Mouw: worship as intellectual devotion

Sire: forming the mind for worship

Yong and Coulter: Spirit led academic formation

Toward a Pentecostal theology of integrated worship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-67).

ISBN:

9798385252831

OCLC:

1543517233

Publisher Number:

90103676280