scholarly journals Foundations of Practical Spiritual Theology: Walter Hilton as a Case Study in Retrieval

Open Theology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-101
Author(s):  
Kevin Goodrich
Keyword(s):  
Practical Theology ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
14Th Century ◽  
Spiritual Theology ◽  
Walter Hilton

Abstract This article explores the relationships between spirituality, spiritual theology, and practical theology. It proposes a synthesis of these disciplines – practical spiritual theology – as a method and methodology for retrieving the wisdom of historical Christian mystics for the purposes of sustaining and inspiring the spiritual life of contemporary Christians. The 14th century English mystic, Walter Hilton, is used to illustrate this synthesis in practice.

scholarly journals Diagramm, Experiment und die Anschaulichkeit von Theorie: zur Schematisierung der Bewegung bei Galileo Galilei

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 431-455
Author(s):  
Steffen Bogen
Keyword(s):  
Free Fall ◽  
Charles Sanders Peirce ◽  
Dynamic Processes ◽  
Human Reasoning ◽  
Inclined Plane ◽  
Galileo Galilei ◽  
14Th Century ◽  
Hypothesis Formation ◽  
Close Observation

AbstractHow and where do relationships arise that can be rendered diagrammatically? Do they emerge through the process of human reasoning or through the act of drawing on surface? Or do they unfold in the dynamic processes at play in observable reality? The following article argues that the latter is the case, making recourse to the philosophy of Charles Sanders Peirce. As a case study, it explores Galileo Galilei’s investigation of free-fall motion and examines both printed texts and manuscripts in order to understand how Galilei arrived at his conclusions. While the published diagrams present his results in graphic traditions that date back to the 14th century, Galilei’s handwritten sketches and notes demonstrate the difficult process of hypothesis formation. In these documents we can observe Galilei grappling with adapting the forms of older diagrammatical notation to his experiments. Through close observation of the phenomena in front of him, Galileo tries to comprehend clearly which parameters of motion can be measured and correlated on the inclined plane.

Illustration und Textaneignung

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-182
Author(s):  
Monika Unzeitig
Keyword(s):  
Reader Response ◽  
Biblical Text ◽  
Subsequent Evolution ◽  
Religious Knowledge ◽  
Biblical Narrative ◽  
14Th Century ◽  
German Translation ◽  
Reader Response Criticism ◽  
Pictorial Representations

Johannes Gutenberg designed his edition of the Vulgate without illustrations. However, the subsequent evolution of media affected the vernacular appropriation of the Holy Scripture. Vernacular printed Bibles typically featured extensive pictorial representations of the biblical narrative. From an iconographic perspective, this case study examines which types or parts of the images were maintained, transferred but also reconfigured in the woodcuts. In addition, from the perspective of reader-response criticism, it analyzes how the placement of illustrations guides, structures and augments the reading of the Holy Scripture. While the canonical biblical text follows a 14th-century German translation, these illustrations offer new ways of understanding. By looking at the conceptions of Creation, Paradise and Fall of Man in pre-Reformation printed Bibles, this case study examines how religious knowledge changed through these processes of appropriation in the context of a print production which was no longer dominated by clerical but commercial interests. Finally, the findings are compared with Luther’s Bible.

Introducing Practical Theology: Mission, Ministry, and the Life of the Church; Liquid Ecclesiology: The Gospel and The Church

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-101
Author(s):  
Jack Barentsen
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Research ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Etude De Cas ◽  
The World ◽  
Evangelical Movement ◽  
Theological Debate ◽  
Practical Theological ◽  
The Church ◽  
The Trinity

ZUSAMMENFASSUNGPete Ward präsentiert seine Vision für praktische Theologie als flüssige Ekklesiologie, die in der flüssigen Art verwurzelt ist, in der die Trinität in der Kirche und der Welt lebt und sich bewegt. Ihre Bewegungen lassen sich nur durch die Kombination von textueller und empirischer Forschung erkennen. In der Introduction bespricht Ward Hauptbereiche der praktischen Theologie in leicht verständlicher Sprache. Seine Liquid Ecclesiology präsentiert eine detaillierte theologische Darstellung sowie eine faszinierende Fallstudie der evangelischen Bewegung.SUMMARYPete Ward offers his vision for practical theology as liquid ecclesiology, rooted in the liquid ways in which the Trinity lives and moves within the Church and the world. Its movements can be discerned only by combing textual and empirical research. Ward’s Introduction reviews major areas of practical theological debate in accessible language; his Liquid Ecclesiology offers an in-depth theological account along with a fascinating case study of the evangelical movement.RÉSUMÉPete Ward présente sa vision de la théologie pratique comme une « ecclésiologie liquide », enracinée dans la manière liquide dont la Trinité vit et se meut au sein de l’Église et du monde. Ses mouvements ne peuvent être discernés qu’en combinant des recherches textuelles et empiriques. L’Introduction considère les principaux débats de théologie pratique dans un langage accessible. Son ouvrage intitulé Liquid Ecclesiology offre un récit théologique approfondi ainsi qu’une étude de cas fascinante du mouvement évangélique.

scholarly journals ’n Waardering vir die positiewe! Waarderende betrokkenheid as ‘n gemeentelike- en pastorale lens

2011 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kobus Schoeman ◽  
Jan Albert Van den Berg
Keyword(s):  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Congregational Studies ◽  
Alternative Perspective

An appreciation for the positive! Appreciative engagement as congregational process and congregational- and pastoral lens The traditional approach of only solving what is wrong is challenged by newer perspectives emphasising the meaning of an appreciation for the positive. The possible meaning of this alternative perspective for the development of a relevant positive practical theology was explored in investigating the possible meaning of the methodology of appreciative inquiry. The benefit of this model, for congregational studies and pastoral ministry amongst others, was investigated, described and illustrated with a case study. After a critical evaluation of the methodology of appreciative inquiry, suggestions for the development of a relevant positive practical theology, incorporating an appreciation for the positive in an appreciative engagement were mapped.

God, the Good Life, and Pastoral Practice

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-459
Author(s):  
Thomas (Tae Sung) Shin
Keyword(s):  
Practical Theology ◽  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Good Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
The Good Life ◽  
Living Well ◽  
Triune God ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Pastoral Practice

In this study, I emphasize that pastoral practice revitalizes the significance of spiritual life as an alternative way to negotiate the science of well-being. This article is written from the perspective of practical theology, which is framed as a way of “living well” in which it is doubtful for both the individual and community to fulfill the good life without spirituality. Such an approach entails a degree of a transformative and transcendent life created by new senses, attentions, knowledge, ontological understanding, and disciplines out of the experience of the triune God. This study responds to the vocation of practical theology according to Ruard Ganzevoort and Johan Roeland, who assert that, “In its focus on praxis, practical theology has evolved out of three historical different styles of theology with differing concepts of and methodological approaches toward praxis: pastoral theology, empirical theology, and public theology.” They suggest that pastoral practice should be something that contributes to the culture of well-being and that the roles of spiritual life in the formation and reformation of the good life should be clarified.

scholarly journals An Encounter and Its Impact: The Visit of John R. Mott in Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár and His Impression Upon László Ravasz

Perichoresis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-89
Author(s):  
Árpád Kulcsár
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Theological Education ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Dialectical Theology ◽  
Theological Thinking

Abstract In this paper I examine one of the effects of László Ravasz’s (1882-1975) theological thinking, former professor of Practical Theology at Protestant Theological Institute, Kolzosvár-Cluj-Napoca, namely the development of his spiritual life and its impact on his theological scientific position. Due to the limitations of the scope of this paper, I could present the less well-known views of Ravasz’s work on the mission. John R. Mott’s lecture in Kolozsvár-Cluj-Napoca provides, among others, the certainty that in the modern theoretical approach of the young Ravasz he approached the tasks of pastoral ministry, preaching, dissemination of the gospel, theological education in a modern and actual way. This notion was not perfect, but it helped to bring about a new impetus for the Hungarian Protestant worldview that was stuck in rationalism and liberalism, and for the value theology to constitute a positive transition to the dialectical theology. Ravasz was an authentic representative of this transition.

scholarly journals TAREKAT QADIRIYAH WA NAQSABANDIYAH TERHADAP KESALEHAN SOSIAL MASYARAKAT DUSUN GEMUTRI SUKOHARJO SLEMAN

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
Siswoyo Aris Munandar ◽  
Sigit Susanto ◽  
Wahyu Nugroho
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Field Data ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Individual Character ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The Individual

This study was based on a case study on   the era challenges that began to erode  spiritual and social aspects of the society. Sufism through thariqah offers an increase in morality /ethics. Thariqah was  believed as one of  media for social change in boosting morality / ethics. The main reason that thariqah as one of media for social change was that thariqah taught the improvement and burdened of individual morals. The research questions were: (1)  what is the role of Qadiriyah and Naqsabandiyah thariqahs in people’s spiritual life? (2) what is the role of Qadiriyah and Naqsabandiyah thariqahs in maintaining the people’s social religiosity? The study used field research, namely by digging field data and observing directly. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of Qadiriyah and Naqsabandiyah Thariqah on the people’s social religiosity of Gemutri villagers. The findings revealed that the role of thariqah was to promote  spirituality, and to teach  noble morals. Increasing spirituality and moral teaching made Gemutri residents as individuals who love each other, do good deeds, be fair, maintain brotherhood, uphold the truth, and help each other. The individual character, according to Abdul Azhim, was the realm of social religiosity.

scholarly journals A family support model for enhancing the well-being and work performance of Christians in managerial positions

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Matsveru ◽  
Johann-Albrecht Meylahn
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Correlational Approach ◽  
Managerial Positions ◽  
To Receive

This article is based on a PhD study entitled: ‘Wellbeing and work performance of Christians in managerial positions: A Namibian case study’. The main aim of the study was to find out if there is a correlation between the well-being and work performance of Christian managers and support from their families, which would culminate into a model for use by Christian managers, Christian managers’ families and Christian practitioners such as pastors, counsellors and other practitioners in the helping profession. The study was based on Don Browning’s revised correlational approach to practical theology and used a mixed methods research design (quantitative and qualitative). Thirty-two Christian managers in Ohangwena Region, Namibia, participated in the study, and six biblical examples and other key scriptures were selected to draw theological principles related to Christian managers’ well-being and work performance in relation to family support. The aim of this article is to present the model, which is based on the understanding that Christian managers’ well-being affects their work performance, that family support contributes significantly to Christian managers’ well-being, that Christian managers have a role to play if they are to receive family support, and that churches play an important part in encouraging family support for Christian managers.

scholarly journals Sketse van ’n pastoraat van narratiewe betrokkenheid in die Lukasevangelie met besondere klem op die Saggeusverhaal

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Van den Berg ◽  
R. De Wet
Keyword(s):  
Special Reference ◽  
Social Constructionism ◽  
Practical Theology ◽  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Gospel Of Luke ◽  
Spiritual Life ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Circular Model ◽  
Hermeneutic Approach ◽  
Narrative Engagement

Images of a pastorate of narrative engagement in the Gospel of Luke with special reference to the story of Zacchaeus Important new developments have occurred during the last few decades within practical theology and in particular within pastoral theology. The article illustrates that narrative passages in Scripture can depict the meaning of these newer develop- ments. Images portraying the spiritual life in the Gospel of Luke and in particular the story of Zacchaeus are explored under the headings: background to a pastoral engagement, an eco- hermeneutic approach in a pastorate of narrative engagement, a spiralling pastoral engagement, and stories that fit. The story of a narrative pastoral engagement unfolds in a circular model, integrating paradigmatic-, epistemological- and methodological matters. An eco-hermeneutical approach closely linked to a pastorate of narrative engagement is followed within the desig- nated epistemology. Social constructionism is augmented to become co-constructionism, thus providing for the recognition of truth as revealed in Scripture. Exemplary of this is that in a life-changing metamorphosis, Zacchaeus’ saturated dominant story is replaced by a liberating thickened alternative story.

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