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author biography

Andrew Gregg is the founder of re:Connect and owner of Gregg Consulting. His background has been in higher education (in computing) and Christian ministry (as a chaplain).

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, a Chartered IT professional and currently studying for an MA in Practical Theology.

Category: Practical Theology

  • Practical Theology, Action Research and Verteshen/Emotivism

    Introduction The practice of “Practical Theology” leverages the tools of the social sciences as, outlined by Max Weber, to understand and reflect upon revelation and mediation within Theology in human activity. However there already exists a clear philosophical contrast between the Verteshen of Weber (Swedberg and Agevall, 2016, Pg 356-359) and Emotivism as defined by…

  • Verstehen & Emotivism Compared

    Introduction Over the past few months I have been (slowly) reading After Virtue by Alasdair MacIntyre. I tend to read slowly and have multiple books on the go at the same time hence the pace of my reading… However I was struck about how MacIntyres discussion of Emotivism engages with the Social Sciences and in…