Practice-Led Theology
A Model for Faith-Based Research
Neil K. Ferguson
- 294 pages
- English
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Practice-Led Theology
A Model for Faith-Based Research
Neil K. Ferguson
About This Book
Following a series of economic and political changes in the late 1980s, art/design schools and performing arts academies were incorporated into the university system. To justify their teachings as academic research, they developed the idea of practice?led research. Practice-led research recognizes two or more languages--that is, the validity of both explicit/propositional knowledge and embodied/tacit knowledge--allowing for the researcher's corresponding output, expressed through both the written word and relevant practice. Christians often find themselves living a life of two languages: a set of intellectual beliefs and the practice of being a Christian. This book develops this methodology and translates it for use in theological research. Most importantly, it clearly develops key elements of this methodology using a comprehensive model and detailed definitions. This is a book which not only presents a fully articulated and flexible model of practice?led research, but also presents Christian researchers with an approach they could incorporate into their theological work.