Abstract In this article we show how a sensibility of materiality offers helpful perspectives on issues of tradition and normativity in theological action research. Employing Actor-Network Theory (ANT) as our conceptual framework, we analyze work published by the Action Research – Church and Society (ARCS) team. We argue that a sociomaterial understanding of the embodiment of the normative voices of tradition in ecclesial practices, such as the liturgy, offers resources to overcome a tension we see inherent in the work of the ARCS team. Developing the ARCS team’s conversational approach by including this sociomaterial sensibility allows for a more mutual relationship between the normative voices of the Christian tradition, the academy and the inherent theology of what is enacted and expressed by participants in the fieldwork.

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为什么在神学行动研究中很重要：关注传统的声音

摘要 在本文中，我们展示了物质性的敏感性如何为神学行动研究中的传统和规范性问题提供有用的视角。我们采用行动者网络理论 (ANT) 作为我们的概念框架，分析了行动研究 - 教会与社会 (ARCS) 团队发表的工作。我们认为，对教会实践（例如礼仪）中传统规范声音的体现的社会物质理解提供了资源来克服我们在 ARCS 团队工作中看到的固有紧张。通过包含这种社会物质敏感性来发展 ARCS 团队的对话方法，可以在基督教传统的规范声音、学院和实地调查参与者制定和表达的内在神学之间建立更加相互的关系。