The art of creating futures - practical theology and a strategic research sensitivity for the future
This paper explores a futures perspective for practical theology. Although there are some examples of a future orientation, a systematic futures perspective has not been developed. Building on futures studies (including predictive studies on foresight and design and architecture studies), the author...
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Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
Language: | English |
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Univ.
2014
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Acta theologica
Year: 2014, Volume: 34, Issue: 2, Pages: 166-185 |
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Summary: | This paper explores a futures perspective for practical theology. Although there are some examples of a future orientation, a systematic futures perspective has not been developed. Building on futures studies (including predictive studies on foresight and design and architecture studies), the authors propose a methodological model for future-sensitive practical theology, accounting for the probable, possible, and preferable. The model results in three modes in which practical theology can employ a future orientation: utopian, prognostic-adaptive, and designing-creative. |
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ISSN: | 1015-8758 |
Contains: | In: Acta theologica
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4314/actat.v34i2.10 |