Thursday, June 21, 2012

Theological Perspectives on Statistics


What I mentioned in my last few posts serve as examples that propose several theological questions. The answers to those questions tend to be either cautious or supportive of statistics’ integration with missiology. And the sometimes polarized schools of thought about missiometrics lead to competing theological structures. However, just as Naisbitt posits, “without a structure, a frame of reference, the vast amount of data that comes your way each day will probably whiz right by you.”[1] Edward Rommen and David Bosch place their frames of reference on the side of caution, whereas Roger Greenway and David Hesselgrave seem to be supportive of statistical interdisciplinary activity. 


[1] John Naisbitt and Patricia Aburdene, Megatrends 2000: Ten New Directions for the 1990s (New York: William Morrow, 1990), 13. 

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