"Can You Talk the Walk?" A Summary of a Creative Approach to Reflective Practice for Formation

Authors

  • Bruce Hulme

Keywords:

reflective practice, holistic Christian formation, covenant epistemology, talking, walking, whole-person pedagogy, trialogue, coinherence, Shalom, Road to Emmaus, labyrinth, contemplation, conversation, imagination, discernment, courage, embodiment

Abstract

Talking the walk is a creative approach to Christian reflective practice (talking) that contemplates and cultivates holistic Christian formation (walking). This article summarises talking the walk’s key assertions and emphases, including Esther Meek’s covenant epistemology as the theoretical backbone, the guiding motifs of talking and walking, and the orientation towards whole-person pedagogy. It then summarises talking the walk’s three grounding pillars (formation, shalom and the Emmaus Labyrinth) and three guiding movements (contemplative conversation, imaginative discernment and courageous embodiment). The article concludes with brief reflections on talking the walk’s applications in a variety of contexts.

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Published

2023-03-28

Issue

Vol. 43 No. 43 (2023): Formation and Supervision as Creative Imagination

Section

ARTICLES

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