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Van Niekerk, E.
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dc.contributor.author |
Lehmann, Lando Leonhardt
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-08-25T10:57:45Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-08-25T10:57:45Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009-08-25T10:57:45Z |
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dc.date.submitted |
2004-11-30 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Lehmann, Lando Leonhardt (2009) Paradigm development in Systematic Theology, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1893> |
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http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1893 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Systematic Theology, like all other disciplines, are subject to basic assumptions about its first principles, which is determinant for the way the discipline understands itself and does its work. The consequential perception the discipline has of knowledge acquisition and method of research in turn determines its interpretation of the knowledge acquired. The three areas of understanding (metaphysical assumptions, epistemological theories and ethical praxis) together form a cycle that builds the basis of a paradigm. Paradigms are continually present and are by nature developmental. The development from the macro-, to the messo-, and micro-levels in the structure of a paradigm is described through the three areas of understanding, providing a method for analysing paradigms. Using a developmental method of observation (affective awareness), analysis (ontological way of understanding), theorising (a different way of thinking) and application (ethical responsible living) suggests a fundamental reconsideration of the task of all disciplines, including systematic theology. |
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1 online (170 leaves) |
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dc.subject |
Hermeneutic Cycle |
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Affective Awareness |
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Scientific Theory |
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Philosophical Dimensions |
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Ontological Continuum |
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Ontological understanding |
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Systematic Theology |
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Ethical responsibility |
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Epistemological theory |
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Paradigm Development |
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Metaphysical assumptions |
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Religious Experience |
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dc.subject.ddc |
230.01 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Theology, Doctrinal |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Philosophical theology |
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dc.title |
Paradigm development in Systematic Theology |
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dc.type |
Dissertation |
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dc.description.department |
Systematic Theology and Theological Ethics |
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dc.description.degree |
M. Th.(Systematic Theology) |
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