Embedded, not plugged-in: Digital humanities and fair participation in systematic theological research

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Authors

  • Matthew Ryan Robinson

The article examines the disparity in use of digital humanities tools and resources among the theological disciplines, highlighting the question of why systematic theology has struggled to follow the digital turn. The author argues that issues of fairness in access and use of digital resources in knowledge production constitute an important set of concerns for systematic theologians in considering appropriate uses of the digital in their research. The article suggests that there are indeed reasons for methodological innovation in systematic theology in reaction to the digital revolution in humanities research-not, however, toward more plugged-in methods but toward methods embedded in life with the poor, underrepresented, and excluded. Three principles for a methodological "reboot" in systematic theology are given, which offer directions for further research as well as material for debate.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftOpen Theology
Jahrgang5
Ausgabenummer1
Seiten (von - bis)66-79
Anzahl der Seiten14
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.01.2019
Extern publiziertJa

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© 2019 Matthew Ryan Robinson, published by De Gruyter.

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