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John Eggen

John Eggen

Director of Gift Planning

ELCA Foundation

John Eggen recently served as a major gifts officer and adjunct instructor at Midland University, Fremont, Nebraska. An ordained pastor in the ELCA, John also served congregations in Nebraska prior to his role at Midland. His new role is the Director of Gift Planning for the ELCA Foundation. He shares his life with his wife and five children.

Published Articles

Article

"Faithful Nones" and the Importance of a Rooted and Open Pedagogy

John Eggen

No. 49 · Spring 2019

Drawing on a student survey from his D.Min. thesis at Midland University, Eggen identifies a distinctive subset of religious “nones” — the “faithful nones” — who reject institutional religion yet retain substantive beliefs and practices, and argues that the non-binary, third-path pedagogy commended by Rooted and Open is uniquely positioned to engage a generation that has disambiguated faith, religion, and spirituality.

John Eggen

Published Articles

"Faithful Nones" and the Importance of a Rooted and Open Pedagogy