The Evangelical‐Orthodox Theological Dialogue: Managing Diversity and Navigating Asymmetry

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-38
Author(s):  
Jonathan Cole

RÉSUMÉDans cet article, l’auteur soutient que le dialogue entre évangéliques et orthodoxes se heurte à deux obstacles. Premièrement, la tentative de dialogue théologique entre l’orthodoxie et les évangéliques est rendue hautement problématique par leur grande diversité interne. Le second obstacle résulte de la nature asymétrique des différences théologiques séparant les deux traditions. L’auteur propose un cadre pour un dialogue théologique basé sur les particularités et les spécificités des uns et des autres, et qui reconnaisse la relation théologique asymétrique entre orthodoxes et évangéliques. Cela favoriserait un dialogue allant au-delà d’un forum se bornant simplement à identifier et à clarifier les perceptions erronées des uns par les autres.ZUSAMMENFASSUNGDer vorliegende Artikel vertritt die Auffassung, dass zwei Hindernisse den Dialog zwischen Evangelikalen und Orthodoxen erschweren: Beim ersten geht es um die schwer in den Griff zu bekommende Herausforderung der inneren Diversität beider, die das Konzept eines theologischen Dialogs zwischen ,,Orthodoxie“ und ,,Evangelikalismus“ sehr problematisch macht. Das zweite Hindernis liegt in der asymmetrischen Natur der theologischen Differenzen, welche die beiden Traditionen trennen. Der Artikel vertritt die Ansicht, dass ein Ansatz für diesen theologischen Dialog, der auf Besonderheit und Spezifität beruht und der die Asymmetrie in der theologischen Beziehung zwischen Orthodoxen und Evangelikalen anerkennt, helfen kann, den Dialog über den Status eines Forums hinauszubringen, bei dem es nur um die Identifizierung und Klärung von Fehleinschätzungen geht.SUMMARYThe article maintains that two impediments frustrate the Evangelical‐Orthodox theological dialogue. The first is the intractable challenge of internal diversity, which makes the notion of a theological dialogue between ‘Orthodoxy’ and ‘Evangelicalism’ highly problematic. The second is the asymmetric nature of the theological differences that divide the two traditions. The article proposes that a framework for theological dialogue based on particularity and specificity, and which acknowledges the asymmetrical theological relationship between Orthodox and Evangelicals, can help to advance the dialogue beyond a forum for merely identifying and clearing up misperceptions.

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 574-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael G. Wessells ◽  
David F. M. Lamin ◽  
Dora King ◽  
Kathleen Kostelny ◽  
Lindsay Stark ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 221
Author(s):  
Tina Magazzini

Contemporary European societies are increasingly diverse. Migration both within and to Europe has contributed over the past decades to the rise of new religious, racial, ethnic, social, cultural and economic inequality. Such transformations have raised questions about the (multi-level) governance of diversity in Europe, thus determining new challenges for both scholars and policy-makers. Whilst the debate around diversity stemming from migration has become a major topic in urban studies, political science and sociology in Europe, Critical Race Studies and Intersectionality have become central in US approaches to understanding inequality and social injustice. Among the fields where ‘managing diversity’ has become particularly pressing, methodological issues on how to best approach minorities that suffer from multiple discrimination represent some of the hottest subjects of concern. Stemming from the interest in putting into dialogue the existing American scholarship on CRT and anti-discrimination with the European focus on migrant integration, this paper explores the issue of integration in relation to intersectionality by merging the two frames. In doing so, it provides some observations about the complementarity of a racial justice approach for facing the new diversity-related challenges in European polity. In particular, it illustrates how Critical Race Studies can contribute to the analysis of inequality in Europe while drawing on the integration literature.


Author(s):  
Mustafa Abdool ◽  
Malay Haldar ◽  
Prashant Ramanathan ◽  
Tyler Sax ◽  
Lanbo Zhang ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 496-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Greeff

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to make a case for contextual interpretivism in managing diversity in organizational settings, specifically in its bearing on internal communication, going against the dominating functionalistic stance of venerated and ubiquitous approaches. Design/methodology/approach – Qualitative and quantitative methodologies were employed to explore the potential of contextual interpretivism within the mining and construction industries of South Africa, due to the fecund diversity context of its employee population. Findings – This paper points to the enriched understanding that could result from following a contextual interpretivistic approach to internal communication for diversity management, and in so doing discusses the ways in which this could take hold in organizations through the application of germane theoretical assertions of revered internal organizational communication literature, specifically the excellence theory and communication satisfaction. Research limitations/implications – The main limitation to this research is the restricted generalizability of its empirical research. Further research is required for the exploration of the central premise in other organizational contexts. Practical implications – The paper provides insights into the ways in which organizations could approach its diversity management so as to speak to more than just the functional aspects thereof, and rather to the importance of nurturing an understanding of employees’ interpretation of the organization’s diversity endeavors. Originality/value – The implications of applying a new approach to diversity management in organizational settings is discussed and argued, offering an empirical application thereof, which gives way to practical, data-driven recommendations for use in organizational settings.


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