The Possibility of Citizen Theology
Public Theology after Christendom and the Enlightenment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12838432 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Malcolm Brown (0009-0008-0229-9276, Church of England, corresponding author), Stephen Pattison (0000-0002-3475-6987, University of Birmingham), Graeme Smith (0000-0002-9925-9199, University of Chichester) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-204 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Public Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1569-7320 • E-ISSN: 1872-5171 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/156973212x634948 |
| OpenAlex | W2010631827 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 2 |
In this article the authors outline and critique two models of public theology in order to advance a new, more helpful, approach. The context is British but the intention is to draw lessons for public theology in the global west. The state of British public theology is briefly surveyed and found to be in some disarray. The most common models—characterized as ‘disciple theology’ and ‘liberal activist theology’—are critically analysed and found in significant ways to be inadequate for purpose. The model of ‘citizen theology’ as an approach to doing public theology is advanced, developed and discussed as an alternate. The central features of citizen theology are put forward for analysis. These include the importance of developing the virtues, creating poetic and parabolic discourse, and creating imaginative theological categories and theories
Context (archaeology · Enlightenment · Epistemology · Jewish studies · Judaism · Order (exchange · Philosophical theology · Political science · Political theology · Politics · Sacred theology · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · State (computer science · Systematic theology · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · Computer Science · Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |