TUL, 500-2-1 Transformational Urban Conversations Methodology 670-2
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A new methodology and processes for the development of urban poor theology. A video presentation may be found at https://vimeo.com/vivgrigg/transconv
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TUL, 500-2-1 Transformational Urban Conversations Methodology 670-2
- 2. A new paradigm to serve new fields of missiological knowledge
- 3. A Theological Framework for the MATUL degree An Entrance Story: The Moses – God-Liberation Conversation in Exodus 3 Finding God (3-6) in a context of oppression (7) through solidarity (8), spiritual power (15,20), advocacy (10), entrepreneurial vision (17), community organization (16-22) Transformational Conversations
- 4. My Early Paradigm Contributions to Urban Poor Missiology These laid the foundations for multiplication into 200 + new organizations, 25+ authors Holistic Mission Theology Apostolic Orders Incarnation
- 5. My Development of a Second Wave of Paradigms (in 90’s) Urban Poor Movement Leadership Theology of Land Rights Transformative Revival Economic Discipleship Cooperative Economics Social Entrepreneurship
- 6. How is this different from traditional theologies?
- 7. All theologies are Contextual Theologies Irish Catholic Italian Catholic = Systematic German Reformation = Systematic Latin American Liberation = Justice –Based Theologies American Evangelical = modernist logical Slum Pentecostal = Oral theologies
- 8. European Systematic Theologies are one type of Contextual Theology They build on Greek Logic of Plato and Aristotle Seek to create logical Western philosophical systems of theological ideas. Are based on the logic of previous theologians As with all of the modernist project in Western academia of the last three centuries, they are based on Greek logic, but have not succeeded in creating a unified integrated system of knowledge
- 9. Transformational Conversations Urban Theme Biblical Analysis Theological Analysis Urban Analysis Urban workers do theology differently
- 10. What’s a Transformational Conversation? Integrating Theme 3.Theological Conversation 2.Biblical Reflection 4. Socio- Economic Conversation Theology as Collective Action or Institutionalized Theology
- 11. Urban Theological Foundations: Contrasting Polarities Is God or was God? Is God or does God? Is God incarnate or cosmic? Is God a holistic Story teller or a rationalist philosopher?
- 13. Epistemology of MATUL The MATUL is based of a different understanding of knowledge and theology to that of modernist systematic theology It does not grow from logical Catholicism The centre of Jesus’ theological approach was not systematic theology Systematic theology is one type of contextual theology from Western Europe
- 14. MATUL Based on Urban Contextual Theology Poor people are largely oral learners. They are story-tellers not linear Aristotolean logicians Jesus reached the poor through oral techniques Storytelling, parables, proverbs,
- 15. Transformational Conversations Developing Oral Theologies For Oral Cultures Developing Formal Theologies From Oral Cultures In Urban Contexts
- 16. MATUL Theological Process Every course in the degree is a theological course But we utilise a “transformational conversations” approach We start with situations in the slums and the stories of those situations then reflect on parallel Biblical stories to understand Biblical praxis for those situations
- 17. Elements of a Web of Belief
- 18. Engaging Postmodernism Using a web of belief aproach Recognizes the limits to our capacity to create integrated fields of logical knowledge Enables engagement with postmodern story-based image culture.
- 19. Part of New Global Theologies This is part of a trend in developing global theologies around the world in developing nations and represents an information age tribal/global culture 21st century shift.
- 20. Emerging Styles of Theology Historic Systematic Western Theology God is (Theology of being and definitions) God was (Historical theology of books, diachronic) The cosmic God of grand principles above all things (systematic theology) God the rationalist philosopher (search for THE truth, closed-minded) Theology of experts - popes, bishops and professors, tested by councils Modern rationalist, evangelical Western Global Conversational Theologies God does (Do theology, praxis, action theology) God is (Theology tested across cultures in present, synchronic) God the story-teller living among us (contextual theology, oral theology) God the creative imaginer (search for his truth into the present, open-ended) Theology of the people lead by Spirit tested by the faith community Postmodern, Pentecostal Indigenous people, Emergent world
- 21. Jesus, Paul & Plato Paul was trained by Gamaliel, a disciple of Plato and Socrates, as well as a Hebrew rabbi Paul rejects deviant philosophic knowledge approaches current in Corinth in 1 Cor 1. He Centers on Hebrew wisdom models Christ is our wisdom Holy Spirit as source of revelation Yet he uses all his Greek philosophy training, so he is not rejecting the academe per se, simply testing it against the revelation of the Spirit, subjecting it to the centrality of the cross, and indicating that the cross will never fit with other philosophies.
- 22. How to apply this to MATUL research courses?
- 23. Beyond Dialogue: Transformational Conversations The Bible is stories (narrative) Theology is stories Theology is conversations e.g.A hui for migrant ethnic leaders in NZ 2nd generation kids Role of the theologian as thematizer The issue, decoding the issue in the midst of the stories in small groups Integration of the issue
- 24. Transformational Conversation on an Issue 4. City Transformational Conversation 2.Theological Conversation 3.Postmodern/ Modern City Conversation The Issue 1.Entrance Stories Socio-Economic Analysis Biblical Reflection Theological Analysis 5. New Action Story Structures as ConversationalistsInterfacing the conversations
- 25. Transformational Conversation on Land Rights 4. City Transformational Conversation 2.Theological Conversation 3.Postmodern/ Modern City Conversation Land Rights 1.Entrance Stories: Violence, Dispossession Socio-Economic Analysis: UNHabitat Literature, Best Practices, Community Organization, Cross-nation Legislation Biblical Reflection on Land and Land Rights, Jubilee, Prophets, Exodus, Theological Analysis: Brueggeman -3 Movements 5. New Action Stories: Rebuilding, marches, new legislation, comm orgn…. Structures as Conversationalists: Rebuilding Communities, Community Organizations Voicing Biblical Values Interfacing the conversations: Engagement with NHA (public theology), Jubilee Year, Research on Latrines (Dignity)
- 26. Transformational Conversation on an Slum Latrines 4. City Transformational Conversation 2.Theological Conversation 3.Postmodern/ Modern City Conversation The Issue 1.Entrance Stories Socio-Economic Analysis Biblical Reflection Theological Analysis 5. New Action Story Structures as ConversationalistsInterfacing the conversations
- 27. Transformational Conversation on an Entrepreneurship 4. City Transformational Conversation 2.Theological Conversation 3.Postmodern/ Modern City Conversation The Issue 1.Entrance Stories Socio-Economic Analysis Biblical Reflection Theological Analysis 5. New Action Story Structures as ConversationalistsInterfacing the conversations
- 28. Transformational Conversation about psychologically damaged slum children 4. City Transformational Conversation 2.Theological Conversation 3.Postmodern/ Modern City Conversation The Issue 1.Entrance Stories Socio-Economic Analysis Biblical Reflection Theological Analysis 5. New Action Story Structures as ConversationalistsInterfacing the conversations
- 29. Transformational Conversation as a Thesis Framework 4. City Transformational Conversation 2.Theological Conversation 3.Postmodern/ Modern City Conversation The Issue 1.Entrance Stories 5. New Action Story
- 30. Extended Action Research Moving from one conversation to the next and the next Action reflection 3 Action Reflection 2 Action- Reflection 1 Initial round of research New Action steps
- 31. 1.Global Urban Conversation • Holistic Mission • Revitalization • City Leadership 2.Encarnacao Alliance: 400 cities 3. APU Internal Conversation • Mission to the Poor • Legal/Admin/Theology 4.Multiplication of 16 Topic/Course Conversations • Students • MATUL Commission • Partner School Faculty APU MATUL: Multiple Transformational Conversations?
- 32. The Los Angeles Conversations Racism Unemployment Homelessness Opulence Migration
- 33. References Bevans, S. B., S.V.D. 1996. Models of Contextual Theology. Maryknoll: Orbis. Grigg, Viv. 2009. Grigg, Viv. 2009. Transformational Conversations. The Spirit of Christ and the Postmodern City. Asbury, KY: Emeth Press, Chap 2. Kraft, C. (1979). Christianity in Culture: A Study in Dynamic Biblical Theologizing in Cross-Cultural Perspective. Maryknoll: Orbis Books.
- 34. Change Poverty! Contribute to training learning networks in the slums Donate at www.urbanleaders.org For use by partner schools in the MATUL Commission Creative commons non- commercial use permitted. Transformational Conversations © 2004-17 Viv Grigg and Urban Leadership Foundation.
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