1. Pastoral /Praxis Cycle
Experience
Social Analysis
Theological Reflection
Mission Response
Spirituality
See also VanEngen

2. Philosophical Roots
Critical Theory – Challenge the idea of objectivity – reality is shaped by context
The idea that philosophy is not about explaining reality but about changing it (Marx) - links into liberation theology and the concept of praxis (action/reflection)

3. Pedagogical Roots
Influence in educational models Freire problem posing education - stressing both context of the learner and the idea of education leading to change – transformation.

4. Theological Connections
Bevans – there is no such thing as theology – only contextual theology.
Emergence of theologies that are intentionally contextual and directed towards (envisioning) change. Black/feminist/African/feminist/Liberation

5. Social Analysis Geographic Political Historical Anthropological
Economic
Sociological

6. Theological Reflection
Reflection through the central themes of Scripture. (Not proof texting).
Kingdom of God

7. Theological Reflection
Whose Cycle?
Experience
Insertion
Incarnation
Identification
Social Analysis
Theological Reflection
Mission Response

8. Interpreted experience
Social Analysis
Theological Reflection
Missiological Questions

9. Our Experience Experience Social Analysis Theological Reflection
Missiological Response

10. In a course Migration Begin through Student experience.
Engage students in collecting stories – what is the experience of this community
Analyse this experience economic social political cultural.
Theological reflection
Missiological questions How does the church relate to the migrant? What does mission mean in a context of urban migration (is our response informed by reflection and analysis and rooted in a communities experience?

11. Where do we begin? From Scripture to context From Context to Scripture
Is theology reduced to problem solving?
Driven by political/social/economic ideology or by a the hope of the Kingdom? On earth as it is in heaven.