The state of the art
Practical theology yesterday, today and tomorrow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4916478 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elaine Graham (0000-0002-0358-0624, University of Chester, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 120 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 172-180 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0040-571X • E-ISSN: 2044-2696 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0040571x16684419 |
| OpenAlex | W2608804889 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Practical theology has undergone a number of significant transformations over the past 30 years, moving from the terminology of 'pastoral', with an emphasis on the personal cure of souls, to 'practical', in which questions of methods, sources and norms figure prominently as part of an enquiry into the dynamic interplay between the practices of faith and theological tradition. This article investigates further these characteristics of practical theology, including the 'turn to practice' and the 'turn to experience', or reflexivity, in which a sophisticated and critical attention to the positionality of the researcher forms a significant hermeneutical tool. Yet further challenges await: the enduring dilemma of the proper balance between received tradition and contemporary practice; and, in the face of religious and cultural pluralism, the question of how far practical theology should remain an exclusively Christian tradition
Aesthetics · Dilemma · Epistemology · Face (sociological concept) · Faith · Paradigm shift · Pluralism (philosophy) · Reflexivity · Social science · Sociology · Terminology · Theology · Yesterday · Christian Theology and Mission · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Theological Perspectives and Practices
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Pluralising practical theology
From Zerfass to Osmer and the Missing Black African Voice in Search of a Relevant Practical Theology Approach in Contemporary Decolonisation Conversations in South Africa
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |