Doing Theology
Engaging the Public
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12838657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alison Elliot (University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 290-305 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| 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 | 10.1163/156973207x231635 |
| OpenAlex | W2063739543 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article examines the characteristics of some of the contexts in which public theology is done. Examples are taken from Scotland and particularly the experience of representatives of the Church of Scotland. Three publics are identified as target audiences: an institutional public in which official positions are debated and defended; a constructed public in which theological understanding is developed in the company of others; and a personal public which characterizes some forms of broadcasting. Discourse in each public has different characteristics, drawing on distinctive theological assumptions about church and faith. The article examines how public theology can draw strength from practice in each context
Context (archaeology · Faith · Jewish studies · Judaism · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Publics · Social science · Sociology · Sociology of religion · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Religious Studies
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2013 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |