Theological Analysis of Religious Practices
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Gerrit Immink
Abstract
The discipline of Practical Theology should reclaim its theological focus. Its field of research is the broad area of religious practices, but – unlike social scientific research – practical theology has primarily a theological concern. Practical theologians use theological concepts to describe, analyze and reconstruct the religious dimension of religious practices and lived religion. Since the relationship with the divine is constitutive for practices of prayer, the practical theologian reflects on notions like “addressing God” and uses concepts that originate in Christian practices and traditions.
Zusammenfassung
Das Fachgebiet der Praktischen Theologie sollte seinen theologischen Fokus zurückfordern. Die Praktische Theologie hat im Gegensatz zu den Sozialwissenschaften primär ein theologisches Interesse bei der Erforschung von Religion. Praktische Theologen verwenden theologische Konzepte für das Beschreiben, Analysieren und Rekonstruieren der religiösen Dimension von Praktiken im Feld der gelebten Religion. Weil die Gottesbeziehung für die Praxis des Gebetes bestimmend ist, reflektiert die Praktische Theologie Begriffe wie “Gott anrufen” und verwendet dazu Konzepte, die ihrerseits auf die christliche Tradition und deren Praktiken zurückgehen.
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- Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
- Vorwort
- Research Articles
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- Opportunities After Babel
- Grenzen der Sinngebung
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- From Practical Theology to Practice-oriented Theology
- Theological Analysis of Religious Practices
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- Practical Theology as a hermeneutical science of lived religion
- Reviews
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Frontmatter
- Vorwort
- Research Articles
- Prospects for a Buddhist Practical Theology
- Praktische Theologie und Religionspädagogik
- Opportunities After Babel
- Grenzen der Sinngebung
- IATP-Panel 2013: Theory and Methodology of Praxis in Pratical Theology
- Theory and methodology of praxis in Practical Theology: Introduction to the Panel
- Lived religion: the praxis of Practical Theology
- Practical Theology as a Theory of Lived Religion Conceptualizing Church Leadership
- From Practical Theology to Practice-oriented Theology
- Theological Analysis of Religious Practices
- Professional Praxis in Practical Theology: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
- Practical Theology as a hermeneutical science of lived religion
- Reviews
- Reviews
