Engaging the fourth industrial revolution: Perspectives from theology, philosophy and education Theological Explorations, Volume 3 -

Jan-Albert van den Bergh

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The reality of a radically changing world is beyond dispute. The notion of the Fourth Industrial Revolution is a heuristic key for the world of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, big data, the internet of things, and biotechnology. The discussion of emerging technologies and the Fourth Industrial Revolution highlights urgent questions about issues like intention, function, risk, and responsibility. This publication stimulates further reflection, ongoing conversation, and eventually the production of more textured thinking. The conversation with technology and with thinkers on technology, holds the promise of a certain fecundity, the possibility to see deeper into human evolution, but also, may be, into the future of humankind.

Sujets

• Littérature Sud-Africaine
• Robotics
• Quantum Computing
• Nanotechnology
• Dystopian
• Artificial Intelligence
• Biological engineering
• Quantum computer
• Christianity
• Stiegler
• Littérature sud-africaine

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• Date de parution: 01 janvier 2020
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• EAN13: 9781928424512
• Langue: English
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ENGAGING THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION  Perspectives from teology, pilosopy and education

VOLUME 3

J.A. VaN dEN BERG EDITOR

ENGAGING THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

Perspectives from teology, pilosopy and education

J.A. VaN dEN BERG EDITOR

Engagîng te Fourt Industrîa Revoutîon – Perspectîves rom teoogy, pîosopy and educatîon

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CONTENTS

EDITORIAL BOARD .......................................................................................... xi LIST OF CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS ................................................................... xiii INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES ........................................................................ xvii

INTRODUCTION TO VOLUME 3 –Jan-Albert van den Berg................................

Engaging te Fourt Industrial Revolution: Perspectives from teology, pilosopy and education .............................................................................. 1. Orîentatîon .............................................................................................................. 2. Contextua perspectîves ........................................................................................... 3.Focus....................................................................................................................... 3.1 CarîIcatîons and perspectîves ........................................................................ 3.2 Exporatîons and re-îmagînîngs ...................................................................... 3.3 Words o knowedge and work ...................................................................... 4. Concusîon ..............................................................................................................

Capter 1 –Louis C.H. Fourie

Tecnology and teology: Finding te real God .............................................. 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 2. he îndustrîa revoutîons ........................................................................................ 3. he Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon ............................................................................ 4. Major tecnoogîca drîvers o te Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon ............................. 4.1 ArtîIcîa înteîgence ....................................................................................... 4.2 Bîo-engîneerîng .............................................................................................. 4.3 he înternet o tîngs ..................................................................................... 4.4 Robotîcs ......................................................................................................... 4.5 Se-drîvîng cars .............................................................................................. 4.6 hree-dîmensîona prîntîng ............................................................................ 4.7 Nanotecnoogy ............................................................................................. 4.8 Quantum computîng ..................................................................................... 4.9 Vîrtua and augmented reaîty ........................................................................ 4.10 Materîas scîence ............................................................................................. 5. he împact o Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon tecnoogy .......................................... 5.1 Automatîon, artîIcîa înteîgence and te eîmînatîon o jobs ........................ 5.2 he power o arge corporates ......................................................................... 5.3 Deumanîsîng o peope ................................................................................ 5.4 Tecnocratîc oîgarcy .................................................................................... 5.5 ïsoatîon rom nature ......................................................................................

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5.6 Fase sense o autonomy ................................................................................. 5.7 Trans- and post-umanîsm ............................................................................. 6. Non-neutraîty o tecnoogy .................................................................................. 7. ïndîcatîons or a conversatîon between tecnoogy and teoogy ............................. 7.1 he împortance o teoogîca reLectîon ......................................................... 7.2 Dîgîta excusîon and unempoyment ............................................................. 7.3 Beîng uman and te notîon o teîmago Deî............................................... 7.3.1 he conceptîmago Deî...................................................................... 7.3.2 he caenge o bîotecnoogy ......................................................... 7.3.3 Trans- and post-umanîsm ............................................................... 7.3.4 Beîng uman .................................................................................... 7.4 he savatîon o umankînd ........................................................................... 7.5 Aîenatîon troug vîrtua reaîty .................................................................... 7.6 Tecnoogîca enancement or an eect ew ................................................... 7.7 A tecnoogîca utopîa .................................................................................... 7.8 A tecnoogîca escatoogy ............................................................................ 7.9 Wen artîIcîa înteîgence and umanoîds become umanîke ..................... 7.10 Fîndîng te rea God ...................................................................................... 8. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. Bîbîograpy ..................................................................................................................

Capter 2 –R. Ruard Ganzevoort

Close encounters of te fourt kind: A teological essay about new tecnologies ........................................................................................... 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 2. he Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon ............................................................................ 3. Dystopîan and utopîan utures ................................................................................ 4. Data, body, and connectîvîty ................................................................................... 4.1 Data ............................................................................................................... 4.2 Body ............................................................................................................... 4.3 Connectîvîty ................................................................................................... 5.heoogy.................................................................................................................. 5.1 Human unîqueness ......................................................................................... 5.2 Fragîe knowîng .............................................................................................. 5.3 Transcendence ................................................................................................ 6. Reîgîon and teoogy .............................................................................................. 7. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. Bîbîograpy ..................................................................................................................

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Capter 3 –Rian Venter

heologising emerging tecnologies? ............................................................. 1. Namîng te present ................................................................................................. 2. Advocatîng a new dîaogue ..................................................................................... 3. ïntîmatîng a proposa .............................................................................................. 3.1 ïnormed speakîng ......................................................................................... 3.2 he Crîstîan symboîc word ......................................................................... 3.3 Vîtaîty o te Crîstîan aît .......................................................................... 3.4 Two postures ................................................................................................. 4. Wîsperîng a concusîon ......................................................................................... Bîbîograpy ..................................................................................................................

Capter 4 –Joann Rossouw

he “Fourt Industrial Revolution”: A case of Sout African tecno-messianism ....................................................................................... 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 2. Stîeger: Tecnîcs and te uman ............................................................................ 3. Stîeger: ïndustrîaîsatîon ........................................................................................ 4. A “Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon”? ........................................................................... 5. Endurîng coony ...................................................................................................... 6. Tecno-messîanîsm ................................................................................................. Bîbîograpy ..................................................................................................................

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Capter 5 –Danie P. Veldsman From Harari to Harare: On mapping and teologically relating te Fourt Industrial Revolution wit uman distinctiveness ............ 97 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 97 2. Questîons and remarks by Hararî ........................................................................... 98 3. he Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon ............................................................................ 100 4. ReLectîng on uman dîstînctîveness ........................................................................ 104 4.1 Reatîng teoogy and scîence ......................................................................... 105 4.2 Evoutîonary epîstemoogy ............................................................................. 107 4.3 Paeo-antropoogy ......................................................................................... 108 4.4 Van Huyssteen’s transversa answer to wat makes us uman ......................... 109 4.5 Dîstînctîveness and tecnoogy ....................................................................... 110 5. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 113 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 114

Capter 6 –Anton A. van Niekerk Wat is te sape of future etics? ................................................................ 117 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 117 2. A new specîes on te way – and wat îs new about tat? ......................................... 121 3. Kurzweî’s apocayptîc .............................................................................................. 123 4. Dîferences between robots and umans .................................................................. 125 5. Unîmîted ongevîty? ............................................................................................... 127 6. Wat î “norma umans” are one day înerîor/“dîsabed” compared to post-umans? ...................................................................................................... 129 7. A mora eurîstîc or te sowness o nature ............................................................ 131 8. Human nature as a mora desîderatum .................................................................... 132 9. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 134 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 136

Capter 7 –Francois Strydom & Heinric Prinsloo Towards transforming university pedagogy and curricula for te Fourt Industrial Revolution ........................................................................... 139 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 139 2. he împact o emergîng tecnoogy on Hîger Educatîon ..................................... 140 2.1 he Fîrst ïndustrîa Revoutîon (1770–1860) ................................................. 141 2.2 he Second ïndustrîa Revoutîon (1860–1900) ............................................. 141 2.3 he hîrd ïndustrîa Revoutîon (1980–1990) ............................................... 141 3. Hîger Educatîon în te Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon ............................................ 142 3.1 Voatîîty and educatîona quaîty ................................................................... 142 3.2 Uncertaînty and educatîona perormance ...................................................... 143 3.3 Compexîty and accountabîîty ....................................................................... 143 3.4 Ambîguîty and deveopîng cîtîzens or a uture word .................................... 144 4. An approac to desîgnîng teacîng and earnîng or te uture ................................ 144 4.1 Pîosopy o earnîng and teacîng ............................................................... 144 4.1.1 earnîng îs at te eart o a unîversîty ............................................. 145 4.1.2 Carîng as key to earnîng, understandîng and empowerment ............ 147 4.1.3 ïncusîvîty to embrace dîversîty and to create a sense o beongîng ... 148 4.1.4 Fexîbîîty to enabe resîîence and adaptabîîty ................................. 148 4.1.5 Quaîty, wîc embraces evîdence, înnovatîon, and exceence ......... 149 4.2 Strategîc prîorîtîes ........................................................................................... 149 4.2.1 Fosterîng te deveopment o graduate attrîbutes .............................. 149 5. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 158 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 159

Capter 8 –Marilyn Naidoo Embracing te Fourt Industrial Revolution: Adaptive canges for sustainable distance teological education .................................................... 165 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 165 2. Contextua caenges în terms o te Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon ....................... 168 3. Mînîsterîa traînîng în te dîgîta word .................................................................. 171 4. Movîng orward wît tecnoogy ............................................................................. 176 4.1 Need or a constructîvîst pedagogy ................................................................. 176 4.2 Awareness and use o înterpretatîve communîtîes .......................................... 178 4.3 Proessîona deveopment o educators ........................................................... 180 5. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 181 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 182

Capter 9 –Ian A. Nell Religious leadersip and te Fourt Industrial Revolution: Towards a competency framework ................................................................ 187 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 187 2. he caenges o te Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon ................................................. 187 2.1 Deînstîtutîonaîsatîon ..................................................................................... 188 2.2 DîversîIcatîon ............................................................................................... 189 2.3 Dîgîtaîsatîon .................................................................................................. 189 3. he Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon andscape ............................................................ 190 4. eadersîp ............................................................................................................... 192 5. Reîgîous eadersîp ................................................................................................. 192 6. Competencîes deIned ............................................................................................. 193 7. he Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon and reîgîous eadersîp competencîes ................. 195 7.1 Core competencîes tat quaîy eadersîp as reîgîous .................................... 196 7.1.1 Symboîc competency ....................................................................... 197 7.1.2 Spîrîtua competency ........................................................................ 197 7.1.3 Hermeneutîca competency .............................................................. 197 7.2 Competencîes tat ocus on reatîonsîps wîtîn te reîgîous communîty ..... 199 7.2.1 Pastora competency ......................................................................... 199 7.2.2 Vîsîonary competency ...................................................................... 199 7.2.3 Reconcîîng competency ................................................................... 200 7.3 Competencîes tat ocus on reatîonsîps wît tose outsîde te reîgîous communîty .................................................................................................... 201 7.3.1 Communîcatîve competency ............................................................ 201 7.3.2 ïnnovatîve competency ..................................................................... 202 7.3.3 Entrepreneurîa competency ............................................................. 202 8. Concusîon ............................................................................................................. 204 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 204

Capter 10 -Nicolaas Mattee & Cas Wepener

he impact of emerging tecnologies on liturgical practices: A tanatecnological exploration ................................................................... 209 1. ïntroductîon ............................................................................................................ 209 2. Practîca teoogy as te study o îved reîgîon ........................................................ 211 3. îturgy as te study o symbos and rîtuas .............................................................. 212 4. he Fourt ïndustrîa Revoutîon and te study o reîgîous practîces ..................... 213 4.1 Metodoogy: Netnograpy ........................................................................... 213 4.2 E-rîtua ........................................................................................................... 214 4.3 Worsîp în te network cuture ...................................................................... 214 4.4 Space, tîme and embodîment ......................................................................... 214 4.5 hanatecnoogy ............................................................................................ 215 5. hanatoogîca movements on te pysîca rîtua-îturgîca andscape ...................... 215 6. hanatoogîca movements on te rîtua-îturgîca andscape o cyberspace ............. 216 6.1 Grîe and bereavement în cyberspace .............................................................. 217 6.2 Cyber cemeterîes ............................................................................................ 217 6.2.1 Vîrtua cemetery ............................................................................... 217 6.2.2 Memorîa websîtes ............................................................................ 218 6.3 Socîa medîa and dîgîta gamîng ..................................................................... 219 6.3.1 Facebook .......................................................................................... 219 6.3.2 ïnstagram .......................................................................................... 220 6.3.3 Onîne gamîng .................................................................................. 220 6.4 Oter ïCT ..................................................................................................... 222 6.4.1 he passîon ...................................................................................... 222 6.4.2 Apps ................................................................................................. 223 7. Concusîon .............................................................................................................. 223 Bîbîograpy .................................................................................................................. 225

INDEX ............................................................................................................. 231

EDITORIAL BOARD

Pro. D.F. Tomîe (Serîes edîtor) Dr. E. Baron Rev. M. aubscer Pro. R. etšosa Pro. W.J. Scoeman Dr. . Sutton Pro. J.A. van den Berg Pro. R. Venter