theology, teachings and OST

[Funda Oral]

Dear Michael, and everybody,

OST is close to many teachings that exists in science, different religions,
traditions.
This can be another area of investigation maybe.

But it's not somehow used as many as, as often as it should be.

I observed following barriers that prevent it to be more widespread.
- fear
    (lack of trust, suspicion etc)
- exclusiveness rather then inclusiveness are general patterns of behaviour.
- resistance to change

funda


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From: "Pannwitz, Michael M" <mmpanne at boscop.de>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 10:15 AM
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Dear Lise,
funny, I had an entirely different perception regarding Craigs
comment
"Theologically, it has some implications that I have not come close
to
digesting"
Not being an academically trained theologian I have several times
been surprised by one of them coming up to me and pointing out how
close all this stuff is to the teachings of Jesus, citing this or
that bible verse that contained the same stuff as in the principles
(which I tend to call "facts of life" or as Florian Fischer does:
"Erfahrungen", which roughly translates with "experiences"...which
all points to deeply rooted perceptions in our cultures).
Last Sunday, at the christening of my youngest grandson, a part of
one of the songs (text of 1715, Benjamin Schmolck)
reminded me of "passion and responsibility"
"Gib zu allen Dingen, Wollen und Vollbringen"
which translates, longhand, into
"Grant us in all things both wanting and completing".
In short, I keep running into correlations all the time and my
suspicion is that similar correlations are discovered more or less
consciously in different settings and cultures which might be one of
the explanations for open space technology "working" everywhere on
this planet.
Greetings from Berlin
mmp


On Wed, 18 May 2005 08:31:08 +0200, Lise Damkjær wrote:

>Hallo Craig!
>Nice that you joined the dialogue here - I certainly do remember you from
>Practice of peace in NYC.
>You really are brave admitting that the theology in OS causes you
troubles -
>and "oh shit-experiences" I guess ;-)
>I wonder why the flow and the philosophy of open space is so distant to our
>(christian) philosophy...
>
>Lise, Copenhagen
>
>-----Oprindelig meddelelse-----
>Fra: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]På vegne af Craig
>Gilliam
>Sendt: 18. maj 2005 04:25
>Til: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
>Emne: New Member
>
>
>Greetings. My name is Craig.   I did my first Open Space with Harrision
Owen
>in NYC in January.  It has taken me this long to enter into the
>conversation.  I am fascinated by Open Space and continue to process the
>experience.  I work with organizations -- primarily religious
>congregations/institutions mostly in the area of conflict. I am alsoan
>adjunct prof at SMU and will use Open Space as a way to explore strategic
>planning this fall.  Once again, I continue to be challenged and energized
>by Open Space but its subversive, counter-intuitive ways are eye-opening
and
>soul stirring.
>Theologically, it has some implications that I have not come close to
>digesting.  The journey conitnues.  Thanks Harrison!
>
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