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Information/Formation Paradox Powerpoint
Information/Formation Paradox Powerpoint
• Assumption #1
The development of faith traditions in America
followed the tendencies of the reformers to hold to
the values of The Enlightenment / Modernity.
• Assumption #2
The influence of “modern” thinking guide the means
by which the church went about the task of making
disciples.
Knowledge is
Power…
Sir Francis Bacon
The Informational Paradigm
• Spiritual Formation
An attempt to discern a more holistic means of
making disciples.
Information = Formation =
knowledge
Knowledge experience
Experience
Disciplemaking…
Knowledge Experience
Disciplemaking…
Knowledge Experience
Epistemology
How do we maintain
our faith and trust in
our knowledge and
experience?
Disciplemaking…
The intersection of
knowledge, experience, &
epistemology
=
Know How
Know How
puts knowledge to
work in the real world
“Knowledge is power
only if you know how
to use it.”
Knowledge is power…
Faith in Action /
Discipleship
The world we live in…
• More information available than at
any other time in human history
•Spiritual Practices
www.onlywonder.com
www.technopastor.com
www.methoblog.com
www.imanthano.com