Chapter 2: The Quest for “Does God Talk?”

Last updated on: August 12, 2026 at 5:50 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology About this series: This series is intended to help individuals who have hit an obstacle in their spiritual journey and feel that a shift in their spiritual life is necessary. It is intentionally inclusive and applicable across all faiths, personal beliefs, spirituality, or non-religious perspectives. This resource is not diagnostic, prescriptive, directive, or therapeutic. Rather, you may find concepts that resonate with you, meditations that prove helpful, and insights to spark your spiritual... Read more

Chapter 1: The Quest to End Burned Out, Part 1

Last updated on: August 12, 2026 at 5:48 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology Spiritual Counseling Series: Top Twenty Questions About This Series This series is intended to help individuals who have hit an obstacle in their spiritual journey and feel that a shift in their spiritual life is necessary. It is intentionally inclusive and applicable across all faiths, personal beliefs, spirituality, or non-religious perspectives. Each segment is told in story format to be illustrative, relatable, and memorable. Other helpful tools will appear as this continues. This... Read more

Chapter 14: The Quest for the Apocalypse (Revealing)

Last updated on: July 21, 2026 at 3:02 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology The Quest So Far: Making meaningful change is a gauntlet. Throughout this series, we are tracking the specific, frustrating obstacles that derail well-intentioned movements and learning how to break through them. If you are new to this quest series, you can begin the quest with Chapter 2: The Stress Test. The 60-Second Read Chapter 14: The Quest for the Apocalypse (Revealing) In Chapter 14, Guided by Tane’s reminder that government exists by consent... Read more

Chapter 12: The Quest to Confront the System

Last updated on: July 21, 2026 at 3:01 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology The Quest So Far: Making meaningful change is a gauntlet. Throughout this series, we are tracking the specific, frustrating obstacles that derail well-intentioned movements and learning how to break through them. If you are new to this quest series, you can begin the quest with Chapter 2: The Stress Test. The 60-Second Read The Art of the Small Lever In Chapter 12, the students face the daunting task of engaging Mayor John Lawrence.... Read more

We the People: United at 250

Last updated on: July 6, 2026 at 12:18 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Today, 250 years after our experiment in democracy was established, we are engaged in a strenuous debate about what freedom means. I was here for the 200th anniversary celebration in 1976, and I served in the Navy during the Vietnam era—serving family, God, and nation. Having seen the pendulum of politics swing in both directions over a lifetime, I know firsthand that we have managed to stay united despite our deep differences. Yet, rarely has our nation felt so fractured.... Read more

Chapter 11: The Continued Quest for the Systemic Fix

Last updated on: July 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology The 60-Second Read The Architecture of the Tipping Point In Chapter 11, the students examine historical movements to transform their localized failure at city hall into a scalable blueprint for societal change. Retreating to the Vault, they analyze the change-management methodologies of Jesus, who bypassed adversarial ideological debates to awaken a latent, grass-roots resonance through parables. Recognizing that human systems are naturally risk-averse, the team studies how historic tipping points—from the silent defiance... Read more

Chapter 10: The Quest for the Systemic Fix

Last updated on: July 21, 2026 at 3:00 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology ▶ 60 Second Read The 60-Second Read The Quest for the Systemic Fix In Chapter 10, the students confront the rigid boundaries of municipal governance when they present their data-backed “Housing First” framework to Mayor Jack Hollis. They give evidence that stable housing is 90% effective at returning people to work, and they hit an ideological wall of political risk and institutional preservation. The mayor relegates systemic transformation to temporary charity and defaults... Read more

Chapter 9: How “Yes, And” Can Break a Political Deadlock

Last updated on: July 21, 2026 at 2:59 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology The 60-Second Read The Quest for Societal Protection In Chapter 9, the students face the exhaustion of the front lines as they search for permanent structural stability. Visiting emergency shelters and legal clinics, they confront the brutal reality of temporary triage, which is a losing battle against zoning laws, shifting political administrations, and widespread systemic burnout. To break the gridlock, they must directly confront the local trade unions, whose protectionist boundaries threaten to... Read more

Chapter 8: The Quest for Doing it Right

Last updated on: July 21, 2026 at 2:59 pm By Dorian Scott Cole

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Open and Relational Theology & Social Psychology Chapter 8: The Quest for Doing it Right The 60-Second Read The Triangulation of Public Value In Chapter 8, by conducting a structural review using the “Five Whys,” they drill past surface labor shortages to expose the “Pharmacy of Control”—a bureaucratic web that profits from managing dependency rather than restoring personal agency. Backed by a powerful Harvard framework of Public Value, Professor Torn challenges the group to anchor their economic design in the... Read more

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