“…Research FindingsCriticisms and challenges of spiritual theology include the following:Spiritual theology needs to be fed from various sources to maintain its credibility, including church history, sacred text, and systematic theology.Spiritual theology needs to pay attention to the experience of people, modern
sciences, and the experiences of other religions in order to deal with contemporary challenges and concerns.Challenges such as individualism and personalization of spirituality, diminution of God, and conflict with non-theological
sciences also exist for spiritual theology.Some researchers of spiritual theology have paid attention to these challenges and have addressed topics such as theological currents, the relationship between spiritual theology and systematic theology, and spirituality and practical theology.Spiritual theology, in dealing with challenges, must pay attention to the
Christian theological tradition and dogmatic teachings in order to maintain its credibility.Paying attention to the differences between spiritual theology and New Age Spirituality and relying on religious forms and formats in systematic theology and practical theology can also help in determining the boundaries and distinguishing these two types of spirituality.In addition, paying attention to fundamental
Christian teachings and beliefs and not being limited to spiritual experience in the evaluation of spiritual experiences is also necessary to maintain the reliability of spiritual theology.Spiritual theology faces several challenges, including the issues of religious formalism, the intersection between scientific and theological research, the intersection between tradition and modern empirical findings, and the role of personal experience in the spiritual finding. …”
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