Exploring beyond the stained glass windows: recovering the use of outdoor sacred space for Lutheran spiritual formation through the use of participatory action research

Keith A Spencer

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Exploring beyond the stained glass windows: recovering the use of outdoor sacred space for Lutheran spiritual formation through the use of participatory action research

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MLA citation style (9th ed.)

Keith A Spencer. Exploring Beyond the Stained Glass Windows: Recovering the Use of Outdoor Sacred Space for Lutheran Spiritual Formation Through the Use of Participatory Action Research. Columbia Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ca7a8ce1-7f0c-4839-99e0-b6fb4c70e9ee.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

K. A. Spencer. Exploring beyond the stained glass windows: recovering the use of outdoor sacred space for Lutheran spiritual formation through the use of participatory action research. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ca7a8ce1-7f0c-4839-99e0-b6fb4c70e9ee

Chicago citation style (CMOS 17, author-date)

Keith A Spencer. Exploring Beyond the Stained Glass Windows: Recovering the Use of Outdoor Sacred Space for Lutheran Spiritual Formation Through the Use of Participatory Action Research. Columbia Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/ca7a8ce1-7f0c-4839-99e0-b6fb4c70e9ee.

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Keith A Spencer

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Abstract

This project documents the experience of seven participants in a Lutheran congregation in Pembroke Pines, Florida, who engaged in a participatory action research study in order to better understand how outdoor sacred space provides opportunities for spiritual formation. Results from the study suggest that outdoor sacred space is an important locus for spiritual formation. Among the important themes that the group identified were: sacred presence, struggle, defining sacred space, response to the sacred, individual versus communal experience, and visibility and perception. The collaborative dimensions of PAR led to greater participant engagement and broadened the group's perceptions and increased their creativity.

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