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Graham, ElaineAffiliation
University of ChesterPublication Date
2013-08-06
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This journal articles examines in depth the claim that practical theology ought to be regarded as a form of action research. Action research is founded on the indivisibility of value and action: a conviction that knowledge, and research, cannot be dispassionate and that values are themselves iterated in the process of their implementation in practice. It insists on the inductive and contextual nature of knowledge and assumes that knowledge comes from human experience (albeit interpreted and codified through rational enquiry and analysis), rather than proceeding deductively from revealed truth.Citation
Graham, E. L. (2013). Is practical theology a form of ‘action research’? International Journal of Practical Theology, 17(1), 148-178.Publisher
De GruyterAdditional Links
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This is the published PDF version of an article published in International Journal of Practical Theology© 2013. The definitive version is available at www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijpt-2013-17-issue-1ISSN
1430-6921EISSN
1612-9768ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1515/ijpt-2013-0010
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