Practical theology in church and society / Joseph E. Bush Jr.

By:

Bush, Joseph Earl, 1956- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2016]Description: xv,184 pages ; 23 cm EpubContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781498282741

Subject(s):

Theology, Practical

LOC classification:

MLCM 2019/42095 (B)

Summary: 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.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index.

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