Comments on: The Reflective Bible Teacher http://www.ubfriends.org/2010/08/16/the-reflective-bible-teacher/ for friends of University Bible Fellowship Wed, 21 Oct 2015 04:34:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.3.1 By: Gerardo http://www.ubfriends.org/2010/08/16/the-reflective-bible-teacher/#comment-232 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:26:31 +0000 http://ubfriends.org/?p=650#comment-232 How would you say this method of reflection in action is different from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius?

]]> By: Ben Toh http://www.ubfriends.org/2010/08/16/the-reflective-bible-teacher/#comment-231 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:09:24 +0000 http://ubfriends.org/?p=650#comment-231 Thanks, Tuf, for your post that is quite relevant to practical life. Schon’s characterization of 2 kinds of practitioners, including us “shepherds and Bible teachers,” is so pertinent:

1) the “high ground” people, and
2) the “swampy lowlands” people.

It reminds me of the sharp contrast in the 4 gospels between:

1) the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law, representing the “high ground leaders,” and
2) Jesus, representing the “swampy lowland servant.”

The religious leaders exerted their tenure, seniority, and positional authority to compel their members to basically “fall in line.” So, they were always rigid, inflexible, controlling, highly predictable, draconian, and boring. In contrast, Jesus was surely constantly practicing “reflection-in-action,” and thus totally unpredictable, always serving and nuanced, highly liberating, and very exciting.

I’m not sure if I’m stretching the application of Schon’s point beyond what he intended in his book. Am I?

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