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Reconstructing Practical Theology

The Impact of Globalization

  • Paperback
  • 208 pages
  • Publisher: Ashgate Publishing Group
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 0.9 cm

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This book argues that the discipline of practical theology needs to be re-shaped in the light of the impact of various influences created through the encounter with globalization. Essential to this is an engagement with the insights of other disciplines, e.g. sociology, politics, economics and philosophy. The content and authority of the Christian tradition is being challenged by the blurred encounters with more fluid lifestyles, alternative spiritualities and indeed other faiths as mediated through information technology and the breakdown of attachments to all forms of institutional life.Traditional ways of 'belonging' and relating to places and structures are being eroded leaving the established patterns of ministry, worship, church organisation the province of an ageing population, while those who are now more inclined to search for 'communities of interest' avoid being drawn into the practices and structures of formal religion. What is the future for practical theology in this rapidly changing context?By examining the familiar concerns of the subject, John Reader shows how it is in danger of operating with 'zombie categories' - still alive but only just - and presents the possibilities for a reflexive spirituality grounded in the Christian tradition as a way into the future.
Reconstructing Practical Theology and Theological Reflection for Human Flourishing
Theological Reflection for Human FlourishingReconstructing Practical Theology
  • Author

    John Reader

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Ashgate Publishing Group

  • Published

    July 2008

  • Edition

    New edition

  • Weight

    223g

  • Page Count

    208

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 0.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780754666608

  • ISBN-10

    0754666603

  • Eden Code

    1226675

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