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Practical Theology in Church and Society
Author | : Joseph E. Bush Jr. |
Publsiher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2016-07-20 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781498282758 |
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The church exists in the world, and our ministry is inextricably social in nature. Practical theology takes this seriously and asks us to reflect on our practice of ministry in both church and society. This book attends to our practice as individuals in ministry, to our corporate practice as congregations in ministry, and to our practice as Christians within the wider social and natural world. Practical Theology in Church and Society brings into sharper focus two perspectives on practical theology. One is the view through the wide-angle lens of justice-oriented action, which hopes for liberation. This view encompasses a broad vista of social forces for justice and injustice when evaluating local movements and local ministries. The other perspective takes the narrower focus of the action-reflection model as it is used to zoom in on individual actions and particular practices of ministry such as pastoral care. The purpose of the book is to integrate these two perspectives on practical theology. It explicates a cyclical method for doing theology that has corollaries within the disciplines of practical theology, liberation theology, missiology, congregation studies, and ministerial leadership. The volume provides resources for developing more socially and ecologically engaged ministries, and it draws implications for ministerial education.
Practical Theology in Action
Author | : PAUL H. BALLARD,JOHN PRITCHARD |
Publsiher | : SPCK |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2020-12-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780281086139 |
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Using everyday stories and case histories the authors explore pastoral situations and reflect on them theologically. This new edition has been extensively revised to take into account the changes of the past ten years. The first part of the book (The Foundations) looks at the theory of practical theology, and models for its application. The second part covers tools for practical theology; learning from experience, interdisciplinary working, theological reflection, action and spirituality; and to this has been added new material about mission in context today.
The Church and the Crisis of Community
Author | : Theresa F. Latini |
Publsiher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Psychology |
ISBN | : 9780802865861 |
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Contemporary society is in crisis, its structures broken and fragmented, and its people overstimulated, overstressed, and thirsty for true communion with the sacred and with one another. Yet although more than eighty-five percent of congregations in the United States conduct small-group ministry, too many of these groups begin with no clear sense of purpose, structure, or spiritual focus and end by veering away from Christian tradition and unknowingly settling for shallow versions of popular Christianity. In The Church and the Crisis of Community Theresa Latini lays out both a theoretical groundwork and a practical guideline for successful small-group ministry. Examining the latest sociological research and the real-life practices of small groups in six congregations, she shows how well-developed groups those with mission statements, leadership training, and solid organizational structure can be a truly effective tool in the church s work of transforming broken and shallow forms of community into life-giving, life-sustaining relationships with God and others.
Introducing Practical Theology
Author | : Pete Ward |
Publsiher | : Baker Academic |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 2017-10-17 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9781493410835 |
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This introduction to the field of practical theology reclaims a theological vision for the life and work of the church. Pete Ward dispels the myth that practical theology is a distraction from the "real" tasks of ministry or from serious academic theological work. He argues that practical theology is part of the everyday life of the church and that there are a variety of possible approaches, helping readers evaluate the approach that is most appropriate to their ministerial context and theological tradition. This reliable, accessible resource will work well for those in training or in ministry.
Hermeneutics And Empirical Research In Practical Theology
Author | : C. A. Chris A. M. Hermans,Mary Elizabeth Moore |
Publsiher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 417 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9789004142084 |
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The contributors of this volume reflect on the writings of Hans van der Ven on the foundations of practical theology, the empirical paradigm within practical theology, and specific subdisciplines within practical theology, especially religious education, moral education, church development and ministry.
Battle for the Heart
Author | : Christiaan Andreas Maria Hermans,Jan Albert van den Berg |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Christianity |
ISBN | : 9783643963062 |
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Pathways to the Public Square
Author | : International Academy of Practical Theology. Meeting |
Publsiher | : LIT Verlag Münster |
Total Pages | : 334 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 3825884236 |
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This volume represents the proceedings of the 2003 meeting of the International Academy of Practical Theology, which was held in Manchester (UK) on the theme of 'public theology'. Featuring over twenty papers from some of the world's leading practical theologians, 'Pathways to the Public Square' offers a wide variety of perspectives on the relationship between theology and politics, education, law, culture and economics. They include subjects as diverse as the role of religion in the constitution of the European Union, theological themes in popular music, Roman Catholic-Muslim dialogue in the U.S.A., and the spirituality of the public realm. This book will be of interest to theological educators and students, church leaders, policy-makers and all those interested in the relationship between religion and public life.
Keeping Faith in Practice
Author | : James Sweeney |
Publsiher | : SCM Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9780334049005 |
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Keeping Faith in Practice is an addition to SCM's growing Practical and Pastoral Theology list. Most books in this field are written by authors from various Protestant backgrounds. Catholic teachers in this field are frequently asked by colleagues for suggestions of Catholic resources, and find themselves at a loss. The central subject of this book is an exploration of how theology engages with the dimension of practice in the life of the Church and contemporary society and culture. The book covers the main focal points of a Catholic view of pastoral/practical theology - its foundations and different fields.