Elegantly Dishevelled
@davidmshaw.bsky.social
Sport, Theology, Whisky. Not necessarily in that order.
New book coming soon: https://brill.com/display/title/69027
New book coming soon: https://brill.com/display/title/69027
I’m rarely on BlueSky, but figured this might be worth sharing with those who follow me and may be interested in questions about spiritual formation and artificial intelligence. au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/spir...
Spiritual Formation and Artificial Intelligence
The problems with using AI to shortcut ministry education and formation.
au.thegospelcoalition.org
May 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I’m rarely on BlueSky, but figured this might be worth sharing with those who follow me and may be interested in questions about spiritual formation and artificial intelligence. au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/spir...
Reposted by Elegantly Dishevelled
Be like Travis Williams and get a copy of my book, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”.
(Debonair hairstyling not included.)
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February 2, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Be like Travis Williams and get a copy of my book, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”.
(Debonair hairstyling not included.)
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brill.com/display/titl...
(Debonair hairstyling not included.)
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brill.com/display/titl...
Be like Travis Williams and get a copy of my book, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”.
(Debonair hairstyling not included.)
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brill.com/display/titl...
(Debonair hairstyling not included.)
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brill.com/display/titl...
February 2, 2024 at 2:16 AM
Be like Travis Williams and get a copy of my book, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”.
(Debonair hairstyling not included.)
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brill.com/display/titl...
(Debonair hairstyling not included.)
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brill.com/display/titl...
Now it feels real. Physical copies in hand. 😍
December 14, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Now it feels real. Physical copies in hand. 😍
Well, there you go. It is finished.
E-book available as of yesterday. brill.com/display/titl...
E-book available as of yesterday. brill.com/display/titl...
Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter
"Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter" published on 13 Nov 2023 by Brill.
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November 14, 2023 at 11:42 AM
Well, there you go. It is finished.
E-book available as of yesterday. brill.com/display/titl...
E-book available as of yesterday. brill.com/display/titl...
Another preview from my monograph, out this Thursday with Brill. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Preview #8: The Consummation of the Calling—1 Peter 5:6–14
A sample from ch. 8 of Narrative, Calling & Missional Identity in 1 Peter (pp. 192–96)
open.substack.com
November 14, 2023 at 3:32 AM
Another preview from my monograph, out this Thursday with Brill. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
The use of Psalm 33 LXX [shows that] like David, the Anatolian churches live btwn promise & inheritance. David’s sojourns btwn the promise of the kingdom & its inheritance typologically align w/ the Anatolian church’s own experience under the new covenant. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Preview #7: The Commitment of the Calling—1 Peter 3:8–17
A sample from ch. 7 of Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter (pp. 162–64)
open.substack.com
November 13, 2023 at 9:01 AM
The use of Psalm 33 LXX [shows that] like David, the Anatolian churches live btwn promise & inheritance. David’s sojourns btwn the promise of the kingdom & its inheritance typologically align w/ the Anatolian church’s own experience under the new covenant. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
HOOLY-DOOLY!: publication date has been brought forward 2 weeks. *Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter: Between Promise and Inheritance* is out this Thursday!: brill.com/display/titl...
Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter
"Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter" published on 16 Nov 2023 by Brill.
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November 12, 2023 at 10:48 AM
HOOLY-DOOLY!: publication date has been brought forward 2 weeks. *Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter: Between Promise and Inheritance* is out this Thursday!: brill.com/display/titl...
Latest whisky acquisition. Tasted at a festival last weekend. Easily the most interesting thing that was served. (Not necessarily the best thing we tasted, but easily the most *interesting*)
November 9, 2023 at 9:23 AM
Latest whisky acquisition. Tasted at a festival last weekend. Easily the most interesting thing that was served. (Not necessarily the best thing we tasted, but easily the most *interesting*)
Another week; another "Wednesday in 1 Peter". Only 3 weeks until "NCMID" is released.
"the οἰκέται [slaves] are elevated as exemplars w/in the community, b/c it is they who most closely embody the prototypical characteristics defined in Christ (2:22–24)." open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
"the οἰκέται [slaves] are elevated as exemplars w/in the community, b/c it is they who most closely embody the prototypical characteristics defined in Christ (2:22–24)." open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
The Consequences of the Calling—1 Peter 2:18–25
A sample from ch. 6 of Narrative, Calling and Missional Identity (pp 119–23; releasing 30 Nov)
open.substack.com
November 8, 2023 at 2:07 AM
Another week; another "Wednesday in 1 Peter". Only 3 weeks until "NCMID" is released.
"the οἰκέται [slaves] are elevated as exemplars w/in the community, b/c it is they who most closely embody the prototypical characteristics defined in Christ (2:22–24)." open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
"the οἰκέται [slaves] are elevated as exemplars w/in the community, b/c it is they who most closely embody the prototypical characteristics defined in Christ (2:22–24)." open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
“although Jesus is presented as the Living Stone, he exists in a paradoxical and perpetual state of rejection and ‘chosenness’. He is rejected by men but, at the same time, chosen (ἐκλεκτόν) and precious.” So too those who follow him. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
The Commission of the Calling
A sample from ch. 5 of Narrative, Calling and Missional Identity (pp. 99–102; releasing 30 Nov)
open.substack.com
October 31, 2023 at 10:17 PM
“although Jesus is presented as the Living Stone, he exists in a paradoxical and perpetual state of rejection and ‘chosenness’. He is rejected by men but, at the same time, chosen (ἐκλεκτόν) and precious.” So too those who follow him. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
One month to go until the perfect stocking filler is on the shelf. brill.com/display/titl...
Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter
"Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter" published on 30 Nov 2023 by Brill.
brill.com
October 29, 2023 at 10:28 PM
One month to go until the perfect stocking filler is on the shelf. brill.com/display/titl...
ICYMI: “a believer cannot be a ‘child of obedience’ without first turning from the ‘passions of [their] former ignorance’. Only then may they be considered holy, like the Holy One who called them.” Pt 4 in my ongoing series previewing my forthcoming monograph.
Here's part 4 in my ongoing series of previews from my forthcoming monograph. Here I dive into the idea of "children of obedience" according to 1 Pet 1:14. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
The Character of the Calling
A sample from ch. 3 of Narrative, Calling and Missional Identity (releasing 30 Nov)
open.substack.com
October 25, 2023 at 10:00 PM
ICYMI: “a believer cannot be a ‘child of obedience’ without first turning from the ‘passions of [their] former ignorance’. Only then may they be considered holy, like the Holy One who called them.” Pt 4 in my ongoing series previewing my forthcoming monograph.
Here's part 4 in my ongoing series of previews from my forthcoming monograph. Here I dive into the idea of "children of obedience" according to 1 Pet 1:14. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
The Character of the Calling
A sample from ch. 3 of Narrative, Calling and Missional Identity (releasing 30 Nov)
open.substack.com
October 25, 2023 at 10:06 AM
Here's part 4 in my ongoing series of previews from my forthcoming monograph. Here I dive into the idea of "children of obedience" according to 1 Pet 1:14. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Art by my 11 y/o daughter.
October 23, 2023 at 9:48 AM
Art by my 11 y/o daughter.
ICYMI: “a story well-told and subsequently imbibed by its recipient(s) has the power to shape one’s beliefs, identity, actions, and way of life. It is, therefore, no overstatement when Tom van Laer et al., remark that ‘nothing is less innocent than a story’”
Wednesdays in 1 Peter (part 3):
Here I give a preview of my methodologies, Narrative Transportation (NTT) & Social Identity theories (SIT). open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Here I give a preview of my methodologies, Narrative Transportation (NTT) & Social Identity theories (SIT). open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity: Preview 3
From Chapter 3: Methodologies
open.substack.com
October 18, 2023 at 10:04 AM
ICYMI: “a story well-told and subsequently imbibed by its recipient(s) has the power to shape one’s beliefs, identity, actions, and way of life. It is, therefore, no overstatement when Tom van Laer et al., remark that ‘nothing is less innocent than a story’”
Wednesdays in 1 Peter (part 3):
Here I give a preview of my methodologies, Narrative Transportation (NTT) & Social Identity theories (SIT). open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Here I give a preview of my methodologies, Narrative Transportation (NTT) & Social Identity theories (SIT). open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity: Preview 3
From Chapter 3: Methodologies
open.substack.com
October 17, 2023 at 10:36 PM
Wednesdays in 1 Peter (part 3):
Here I give a preview of my methodologies, Narrative Transportation (NTT) & Social Identity theories (SIT). open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Here I give a preview of my methodologies, Narrative Transportation (NTT) & Social Identity theories (SIT). open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Short 🧵: 15 years ago, my wife & I got "accidentally" married. Yes, there's a story behind the "accidentally". We were living in Seoul, Sth Korea at the time, and part of our marriage process meant visiting the Aust embassy to make sure we had our documentation in order... /1
October 17, 2023 at 8:16 AM
Short 🧵: 15 years ago, my wife & I got "accidentally" married. Yes, there's a story behind the "accidentally". We were living in Seoul, Sth Korea at the time, and part of our marriage process meant visiting the Aust embassy to make sure we had our documentation in order... /1
ICYMI, Wednesdays in 1 Peter…
This week I cover a portion of my literature review.
This week I cover a portion of my literature review.
Wednesdays in 1 Peter (a day late). My apologies. This week I share some of my literature review that opens the conversation and provides the springboard for the study. Features the irrepressible David Horrell, and my good friend Rolex Cailing. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Narrative, Calling & Missional Identity: Preview 2
From chapter 2: Mission in Primo-Petrine Literature
open.substack.com
October 12, 2023 at 10:53 AM
ICYMI, Wednesdays in 1 Peter…
This week I cover a portion of my literature review.
This week I cover a portion of my literature review.
Wednesdays in 1 Peter (a day late). My apologies. This week I share some of my literature review that opens the conversation and provides the springboard for the study. Features the irrepressible David Horrell, and my good friend Rolex Cailing. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
Narrative, Calling & Missional Identity: Preview 2
From chapter 2: Mission in Primo-Petrine Literature
open.substack.com
October 12, 2023 at 1:42 AM
Wednesdays in 1 Peter (a day late). My apologies. This week I share some of my literature review that opens the conversation and provides the springboard for the study. Features the irrepressible David Horrell, and my good friend Rolex Cailing. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
New family member.
October 8, 2023 at 2:29 AM
New family member.
As promised: from the intro of my forthcoming book, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
October 3, 2023 at 10:52 PM
As promised: from the intro of my forthcoming book, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”. open.substack.com/pub/elegantl...
*Wednesdays in 1 Peter*: Over the next 8 weeks or so, I’ll be publishing an excerpt from each chapter of my forthcoming monograph, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”, every Wednesday. First excerpt tomorrow from the introduction. #1Peter #PetrineStudies
October 3, 2023 at 9:23 AM
*Wednesdays in 1 Peter*: Over the next 8 weeks or so, I’ll be publishing an excerpt from each chapter of my forthcoming monograph, “Narrative, Calling, and Missional Identity in 1 Peter”, every Wednesday. First excerpt tomorrow from the introduction. #1Peter #PetrineStudies
From the back cover:
Coming 30 Nov, and hopefully on the Brill bookstall at #SBLAAR24 in San Antonio. t.co/UhFqCpSRtP
Coming 30 Nov, and hopefully on the Brill bookstall at #SBLAAR24 in San Antonio. t.co/UhFqCpSRtP
September 28, 2023 at 7:54 AM
From the back cover:
Coming 30 Nov, and hopefully on the Brill bookstall at #SBLAAR24 in San Antonio. t.co/UhFqCpSRtP
Coming 30 Nov, and hopefully on the Brill bookstall at #SBLAAR24 in San Antonio. t.co/UhFqCpSRtP
Whisky in Sydney!
September 24, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Whisky in Sydney!