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Theology is the study of God and his relations to, purposes for, and work within the created universe. As such, it encompasses all of created reality from the vantage point of the Creator who made all that is.
It argues that, faced with a changing world and numerous new (or perceived as new) phenomena, the theology of spirituality, as a scholarly area examining spiritual experience, is becoming a branch of theological research of increasing importance.
- Adam Rybicki
Nov 29, 2011 · Such an appreciation of theology as wisdom can help to resolve two problems facing theology today: first, it offers a way of bridging the gap between believers and theological reflection; and second, it offers a way of expanding understanding of God’s truth, so as to facilitate the mission of the Church in non-Christian cultures characterised by various wisdom traditions.
Mindful of these trends, the present lecture seeks to provide a panoramic analysis of Theological Education in the context of an ever growing diversity of Christianity and offer reflections and proposals on what is needed for a sustainable ecumenical and contextual Theological Education today.
Today more than ever, there is a greater need for culturally relevant theology which recognises the experiences and contexts of individuals and groups as valid starting points for theological reflection and action.
- Joe Moeono-Kolio
Since church growth theology came into prominence largely through the efforts of one man, Dr. Donald McGavran, and since he is still today its leading exponent, one must look to his writings in order to get an idea of what church growth principles are all about. While McGavran originally developed his ideas in a book
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Theology in response to radical challenges: 1) Philosophical, psychological and other critiques of religion; historical criticism. 2) Competition from non-religious models of explaining the world as a whole (science; scientism) 3) Radical transformation of all aspects of society (modernisation)
