1s. Shift from the part to the whole
1t. Shift from God as Revealer of Truth to Reality as God's
Self-Revelation (The meaning of individual dogmas can be understood only
from the dynamics of revelation as a whole)
2s. Shift from Structure to Process
2t. Shift from Revelation as Timeless Truth to Revelation as Historical
Manifestation ( no longer a static set of of supernatural truths)
3s. Shift from Objective Science to Epistemic Science
3t. Shift from Theology as an objective science to Theology as a process
of knowing (theological statements are no longer objective or
independent of the believing person and the process of knowledge)
4s. Shift from "Building" to "Network" as Metaphor for Knowledge
4t. Shift from "Building" to "Network" as Metaphor for Knowledge (our
theological statements form an interconnected network of different
perspectives on transcendent reality...and no longer "fundamental laws
or building blocks")
5s. Shift from Truth to Approximate Descriptions
5t. Shift in Focus from Theological Statements to Divine Mysteries
(Theological knowledge is no longer seen as exhaustive, but approximate
descriptions...greater emphasis on mystery)
I'll describe each of these in more detail later, but I believe this
shows a very clear connection between (5th discipline) New Science and
New Theology (New Christianity).
I could go down this list and easily fill in parallel shifts in
organizational learning as defined by Deming and Senge (& others). I
fact I have. I could easily list tools and techniques from them that
help make these shifts happen in both business and the church. This
would be a constructive dialogue, instead of clinging to past limiting
assumptions about Christianity and the 5th discipline. Don't you think?
Have a Great Adventure!
Don Kerr
--"Kerr, Donald" <Donald.Kerr@alliedsignal.com>
Learning-org -- An Internet Dialog on Learning Organizations For info: <rkarash@karash.com> -or- <http://world.std.com/~lo/>