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This paper seeks to explore the relationship of the imagination to the processes of integration in theological education. It describes the way in which the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. addresses the imagination. It draws on those insights to summarise an understanding of imagination, particularly how imagination relates to conceptualisation and the naming of God. It then explores the way in which valuing the imagination effects pedagogy in pastoral theology. In conclusion, it names what might be involved in creating an environment in theological education that values and encourages the imagination.
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Purnell, D. “Educating the Whole Body”: Addressing and Equipping the Imagination in Theological Education. Pastoral Psychology 49, 205–225 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1004838428268
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