Sean McGever
@seanmcgever.bsky.social
Young Life staff | PhD in Historical & Systematic Theology (Univ of Aberdeen) | GCU College of Theology instructor & curriculum developer
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Sean McGever
@seanmcgever.bsky.social
· Dec 2
Congrats @seanmcgever.bsky.social on the @thegospelcoalition.bsky.social award for the book I can’t wait to read #ownership
Oh wow! ☺️
Thx so much to those that made it so much better @emccarth.bsky.social @tedolsen.bsky.social @ivpress.bsky.social 🎉
Thx too to the folks at
@thegospelcoalition.bsky.social
Thx so much to those that made it so much better @emccarth.bsky.social @tedolsen.bsky.social @ivpress.bsky.social 🎉
Thx too to the folks at
@thegospelcoalition.bsky.social
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Without being anchored in the whole counsel of God, we drift with the cultural tide that sometimes dehumanizes and destroys people made in God’s image.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/intellectual-origins-american-slavery/
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/intellectual-origins-american-slavery/
How Ideology Made American Slavery Seem Moral
‘The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery’ reminds Christians of our need to constantly evaluate our culture’s ethics against Scripture's norms.
www.thegospelcoalition.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Without being anchored in the whole counsel of God, we drift with the cultural tide that sometimes dehumanizes and destroys people made in God’s image.
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/intellectual-origins-american-slavery/
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/reviews/intellectual-origins-american-slavery/
Excited to (finally) jump into this by @ehmcgowin.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Excited to (finally) jump into this by @ehmcgowin.bsky.social
I'm no expert on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, but I know what Doug Wilson (and other "evangelicals") teach about slavery. My award-winning @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership shows where this came from and why we are seeing it reappear
August 13, 2025 at 12:36 AM
I'm no expert on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, but I know what Doug Wilson (and other "evangelicals") teach about slavery. My award-winning @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership shows where this came from and why we are seeing it reappear
I’ve read a lot about technology and teens - and this is so wild… Talked to some young people I know and it aligns with what they told me.
Fascinating book: The Tech Exit by Clare Morell
Fascinating book: The Tech Exit by Clare Morell
June 25, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I’ve read a lot about technology and teens - and this is so wild… Talked to some young people I know and it aligns with what they told me.
Fascinating book: The Tech Exit by Clare Morell
Fascinating book: The Tech Exit by Clare Morell
Fun that my 2023 article "Theologically Informed Pedagogical Solutions to the ChatGPT ‘Problem’" showed up here:
serials.atla.com/proceedings/...
serials.atla.com/proceedings/...
View of AI in the Seminary Classroom
The annual Atla Summary of Proceedings is a historical record of the Annual Conference of Atla.
serials.atla.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Fun that my 2023 article "Theologically Informed Pedagogical Solutions to the ChatGPT ‘Problem’" showed up here:
serials.atla.com/proceedings/...
serials.atla.com/proceedings/...
Nice concise review of my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership by Mary Li Ma in the CRC magazine The Banner
www.thebanner.org/mixed-media/...
www.thebanner.org/mixed-media/...
Ownership: The Evangelical Legacy of Slavery in Edwards, Wesley, and Whitefield
The Official Magazine of the Christian Reformed Church
www.thebanner.org
February 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Nice concise review of my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership by Mary Li Ma in the CRC magazine The Banner
www.thebanner.org/mixed-media/...
www.thebanner.org/mixed-media/...
How should we think about failed Christian leaders?
I had a great time today talking with Truth Over Tribe about my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership
I had a great time today talking with Truth Over Tribe about my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership
February 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
How should we think about failed Christian leaders?
I had a great time today talking with Truth Over Tribe about my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership
I had a great time today talking with Truth Over Tribe about my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership
Apprieciate @thomasskidd.bsky.social guide to writing book reviews: 1) distillation of content 2) explanation of argument 3) commentary on what the argument might miss or neglect. Kidd explains the nuances of each of these in ways I wish I had known earlier
thomaskidd.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
thomaskidd.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
A Guide to Writing Book Reviews
How to be 'critical' without being picky or boring.
thomaskidd.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Apprieciate @thomasskidd.bsky.social guide to writing book reviews: 1) distillation of content 2) explanation of argument 3) commentary on what the argument might miss or neglect. Kidd explains the nuances of each of these in ways I wish I had known earlier
thomaskidd.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
thomaskidd.substack.com/p/a-guide-to...
Introduced my historical theology students at GCU to Know the Theologians today. Thanks @jpowellmcnutt.bsky.social and David McNutt for writing it 😀
January 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Introduced my historical theology students at GCU to Know the Theologians today. Thanks @jpowellmcnutt.bsky.social and David McNutt for writing it 😀
I’ll be preaching on Feb 16 at my church Christ Church Anglican at 800am and 1030am. Come join us!… but don’t boo if my sermon ain’t good 😉
January 22, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I’ll be preaching on Feb 16 at my church Christ Church Anglican at 800am and 1030am. Come join us!… but don’t boo if my sermon ain’t good 😉
This weekend on our retreat I introduced college students to Rich Mullins songs and they now love them. That’s a win.
January 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This weekend on our retreat I introduced college students to Rich Mullins songs and they now love them. That’s a win.
Great week teaching Christology and Soteriology to Young Life staff at Windy Gap with some help from @emccarth.bsky.social It was also very very 🥶
January 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Great week teaching Christology and Soteriology to Young Life staff at Windy Gap with some help from @emccarth.bsky.social It was also very very 🥶
Christianity Today’s review of my book was one of their top articles this year…
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/best...
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/best...
Christianity Today’s 10 Most Read Book Reviews of 2024 - Christianity Today
Analyzing the appeal of John Mark Comer and Jordan Peterson—and much more from the year in books.
www.christianitytoday.com
December 30, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Christianity Today’s review of my book was one of their top articles this year…
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/best...
www.christianitytoday.com/2024/12/best...
Merry Christmas from the McGevers 🎄
December 25, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Merry Christmas from the McGevers 🎄
Happy to see my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership at the Tempe location of the best bookstore in town, Changing Hands
December 20, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Happy to see my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership at the Tempe location of the best bookstore in town, Changing Hands
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Well, it worked GREAT for for Jenson's ST vol II chapter 30. pdftobrainrot.org/share/51ade6...
December 20, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Well, it worked GREAT for for Jenson's ST vol II chapter 30. pdftobrainrot.org/share/51ade6...
Fascinating… 🤯
Bluesky wrapped: a 🧵 of my posts that generated the most conversation on this site.
Below is a clever visualization of the distribution of how land is used in the U.S. Cows roam over a lot of land!
But this is not a map - for example, the 100 largest landowning families aren't confined to Florida.
Below is a clever visualization of the distribution of how land is used in the U.S. Cows roam over a lot of land!
But this is not a map - for example, the 100 largest landowning families aren't confined to Florida.
December 15, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Fascinating… 🤯
Grateful that my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership won a @thegospelcoalition.bsky.social book award 🎉
We must learn from the past.
We can shape our future today.
We must learn from the past.
We can shape our future today.
December 11, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Grateful that my @ivpress.bsky.social book Ownership won a @thegospelcoalition.bsky.social book award 🎉
We must learn from the past.
We can shape our future today.
We must learn from the past.
We can shape our future today.
Another semester at GCU complete ✅
December 11, 2024 at 1:50 AM
Another semester at GCU complete ✅
Oh wow! ☺️
Thx so much to those that made it so much better @emccarth.bsky.social @tedolsen.bsky.social @ivpress.bsky.social 🎉
Thx too to the folks at
@thegospelcoalition.bsky.social
Thx so much to those that made it so much better @emccarth.bsky.social @tedolsen.bsky.social @ivpress.bsky.social 🎉
Thx too to the folks at
@thegospelcoalition.bsky.social
Congrats @seanmcgever.bsky.social on the @thegospelcoalition.bsky.social award for the book I can’t wait to read #ownership
December 2, 2024 at 7:37 PM
Oh wow! ☺️
Thx so much to those that made it so much better @emccarth.bsky.social @tedolsen.bsky.social @ivpress.bsky.social 🎉
Thx too to the folks at
@thegospelcoalition.bsky.social
Thx so much to those that made it so much better @emccarth.bsky.social @tedolsen.bsky.social @ivpress.bsky.social 🎉
Thx too to the folks at
@thegospelcoalition.bsky.social
Super fun family 5k trying to beat the 🦃
Proud of Erin’s first 5k 🎉
Happy to get 8th overall and 1st in my age group 👴
Proud of Erin’s first 5k 🎉
Happy to get 8th overall and 1st in my age group 👴
November 30, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Super fun family 5k trying to beat the 🦃
Proud of Erin’s first 5k 🎉
Happy to get 8th overall and 1st in my age group 👴
Proud of Erin’s first 5k 🎉
Happy to get 8th overall and 1st in my age group 👴
Reposted by Sean McGever
Running groups = church for millennials
November 29, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Running groups = church for millennials
Great summary of book discounts here…
Books, books, books! Here are the deep discounts some of the publishers are offering during conference season.
open.substack.com/pub/nijaykgu...
open.substack.com/pub/nijaykgu...
Big Publisher Sales During Conference Season (2024)
Lots of End of Year Book Sales from Academic Publishers
open.substack.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:04 PM
Great summary of book discounts here…
Nothin says “Thanksgiving in Phoenix” than tracking down and killing a scorpion that ran across your carpet
November 28, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Nothin says “Thanksgiving in Phoenix” than tracking down and killing a scorpion that ran across your carpet