Forks in the road when tracing the sacred: practical theology as hermeneutics of lived religion
The diversity within the discipline of Practical Theology is so large that it can accommodate many different contexts and challenges. The risk is, however, that it loses its coherence. Drawing on a range of recent introductions to Practical Theology and on ongoing discussions in the International Ac...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2010 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Escola Superior de Teologia (EST) |
| Repositorio: | Estudos Teológicos (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.est.edu.br/periodicos:article/91 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://periodicos.est.edu.br/index.php/estudos_teologicos/article/view/91 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Theology Practical theology; Methodology; Lived religion Teologia Teologia Prática; Metodologia; Religião vivenciada |
| Sumario: | The diversity within the discipline of Practical Theology is so large that it can accommodate many different contexts and challenges. The risk is, however, that it loses its coherence. Drawing on a range of recent introductions to Practical Theology and on ongoing discussions in the International Academy of Practical Theology, this paper tries to describe both the common ground and the major decision points (or forks in the road) where practical theologians diverge. The common ground is described as “hermeneutics of lived religion”, which marks the distinction from social sciences of religion on the one hand and other theological disciplines on the other. The forks in the road regard how broad the object is defined, how praxis and theological theory are related, how the researcher is positioned vis as vis the object, and how the primary audience is understood. This framework helps to clarify the complexities of the field and to position oneself in that field. |
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