Ontwikkeling van die menslike bewussyn : kan die postmoderne kerk ruimte bied vir ‘mitologie’? Ken Wilber se bydrae tot die pastoraat

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Ferreira, Ignatius (Naas) Wilhelm

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OpenJournals Publishing

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Postmodern theologians like Hal Taussig are not very optimistic about the future of Christianity. To them, the theistic (mythological) understanding of God is of little use in the postmodern world of the 21st century. Taussig prefers the grassroots Christianity, which has room for persons of all sexual orientations, and advocates ecological sensitivity. The question is: What do the followers of this spirituality teach their children about God? The solution is what Wilber calls ‘the conveyer belt’ and God’s ‘Kosmic address’. Everyone starts at square one, ‘traditional’ and grassroots Christians alike, and move along this conveyer belt. Along the way, there are seven stages and three perspectives, i.e. the first, second and third-person perspective, through which human consciousness could evolve. That means that any given person could have one of 21 different possible understandings and experiences of God. A questionnaire could assist pastors to determine at which stage or level of evolution an individual is, as well as the ‘Kosmic address’ that God has for that individual. Through spiritual exercises, pastors could then support the individual’s further growth towards mature human consciousness.

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Hierdie artikel is ‘n verwerking van ‘n deel van I.W. Ferreira se MTh verhandeling getiteld ‘Die relevansie van Ken Wilber se integrale ontwikkelingsteorie vir die pastoraat’ onder studieleiding van prof. dr Yolanda Dreyer, voorgelê en aanvaar in Augustus 2008 deur die Departement Praktiese Teologie, Fakulteit Teologie, Universiteit van Pretoria.

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Psigoloog, Mistikus, Oosterse filosofie, Godsdiens, Grondbeginsels

Sustainable Development Goals

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Ferreira, I.W., 2009, ‘Die ontwikkeling van die menslike bewussyn : Kan die postmodernekerk ruimte bied vir “mitologie”? Ken Wilber se bydrae tot die pastoraat’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 66(1), Art. #181, 7 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v66i1.181 [http://www.hts.org.za]