A colleague of mine sent me this table and I found it most interesting. It is a reproduction of a table from M.G. Mulholland Jr's book, "Invitation to a Journey".
Mulholland takes the various Myers-Briggs personality traits and breaks down the different spiritual characteristics of each. I found it interesting to note how he suggests that the 8 different personality traits all prefer/require different approaches to reading the Scriptures.
I guess this should come as no surprise really - different people need to be introduced to different ways of reading the Bible. So often we buy into one specific 'way' of reading the Bible and urge those in our spiritual care to adopt that method.
Perhaps we should be studying the various spiritual pathways (see Gary Thomas' book - "Sacred Pathways"), helping young people to discern their pathway, and helping them find appropriate ways to explore the Bible in a manner that is inspiring and engaging for them.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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Interesting stuff Marty. I would love to see it broken down into detail about how different personality styles actually engage with the Bible.
It's something I'm grappling with - aside from reading, what other ways of engaging with the Bible are there that will captivate those for whom reading is not their 'preferred language'?
I know that many people no longer like reading, but the Bible is a very text-based book. I guess we've got to be super-creative to try and get around that one!
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