scholarly journals The Neurotic Religiosity: Genesis, Presenting Features, and Management Prospects within the Eastern Orthodox Milieu

2020 ◽  
pp. 13-37
Author(s):  
Павел Великанов
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Complex Issue ◽  
Key Points ◽  
Theological Study

Невротическая религиозность представляет собой проблему, связанную с комбинацией религиозной веры и определенных психологических расстройств человеческой личности. Несмотря на свою распространённость, в контексте православного пастырского богословия и религиозной антропологии невротическая религиозность всё ещё остаётся недостаточно исследованным явлением. В данной статье автор предлагает анализ генезиса и феноменологии невротической религиозности, выстроенный таким образом, чтобы упростить его богословское рассмотрение. Автор намечает перспективы богословского рассмотрения данной проблемы и основные пастырские методы, необходимые для окормления людей с невротической религиозностью. Методология автора включает обращение к классическим источникам по данной проблематике, в первую очередь к работам З. Фрейда, К. Юнга, К. Хорни и С. Пфайфера, которые рассматриваются в контексте опыта современных православных исследователей, таких как прот. Андрей Лоргус, И. Корнаракис, М. Филоник и Н. Скуратовская. The neurotic religiosity is a complex issue combined by religious faith and a range of human neurotic dissociations. Though widespread a phenomenon, it has not been enough addressed within the framework of Eastern Orthodox pastoral theology and religious anthropology. The author offers an analysis of origins and development of neurotic religiosity as well as its characteristic manifestations in a form that is meant to facilitate further theological study of the issue. Also, the author shares his vision of addressing the issue theologically and observes key points that might be considered by the clergy who provide pastoral ministry to persons with neurotic religiosity. The method applied by the author is based on using classical sources, including S. Freud, K. Jung, K. Horney, and S. Pfeifer, within a milieu shaped by some modern Eastern Orthodox researchers as A. Lorgus, J. Kornarakis, M. Filonik, and N. Skuratovskaya.

scholarly journals Mariology, Anthropology, Synergy and Grace: Why Is Luther So Far Apart from Cabasilas?

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 343
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Kantartzis
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
Evangelical Christians ◽  
Key Points ◽  
The One ◽  
Mutual Agreement

The issue of “Mariology” is one that divides the Eastern Orthodox and the Evangelical Christians. In this paper we are approaching the issue through the juxtaposition and comparison of the three Mariological sermons of Nicholas Cabasilas, on the one hand, with Martin Luther’s Commentary on the Magnificat, on the other. The study of the two works side by side will bring to surface the theological presuppositions which explain the differences between the Eastern Orthodox and the Evangelical views. It will also help us identify some key points that need further discussion and clarification but also ways to reach a point of mutual agreement and understanding.

The Failure of Functional Theologies of Ministry and the Promise of a Relational Alternative

Ecclesiology ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 27-43
Author(s):  
Graham Buxton
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theological Method ◽  
Systematic Theology ◽  
The Social ◽  
Practical Ministry ◽  
Pastoral Theory ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe author critiques inductive approaches to pastoral theology that rely on the empirical methodology of the social and human sciences, and presents an alternative Christocentric praxis model of pastoral ministry. The result is an attempt to integrate pastoral theory and practice that shifts the perspective away from functionally-determined theologies of ministry to a relationally oriented and hermeneutically coherent model of orthopraxis in which theory and practice interact in a way that is intended to both deepen faith and transform lives. Some of the key themes that inform the discussion are the importance of theological method, the role of the community as the context for care, the relationship between practical ministry and systematic theology, and the notion of praxis in articulating the nature and scope of practical theology today.

Ageing and Personhood in Twenty-First Century Europe: A Challenge to Religion

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Population Ageing ◽  
First Century ◽  
Eastern Orthodox ◽  
The Past ◽  
Christian Churches ◽  
Human Ageing ◽  
Young Old ◽  
Older Europeans

AbstractThe nature and experience of human ageing is changing as people come to live longer lives both as active 'young-old' and dependent 'old-old'. Europe is in the forefront of population ageing and stands in great need of a creative response at many levels, including from religious bodies. There needs to be recognition that older Europeans benefit less than in the past from the elder's traditional religious role of witnessing and transmitting faith. Indeed in some European countries older people can be greatly troubled in their own faith yet pastorally unsupported as Christian churches focus on evangelizing the reluctant young. Pastoral theology needs to be developed to encourage creative responses to the older person's isolation, which can be cultural and spiritual as well as physical. Possibly the greatest challenge is to respond effectively to the rising numbers entering the fourth age in a state of dementia. In this respect western Christianity has much to learn from the Eastern Orthodox tradition, which lays less emphasis on rationality as the criterion for human and moral status, and more on the person in relationship. Even if we forget who we are, we can and should be remembered by others, and in the last analysis are remembered by God.

scholarly journals Pelayanan Bersama Komunitas Sebagai Model Pelayanan Pastoral Berbasis Paradigma Komunal-Kontekstual dalam Teologi Pastoral

Kurios ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Alvian Apriano
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
The Other ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Pastoral Care Ministry ◽  
The Church ◽  
Care Ministry

Pastoral care ministry persists in the minister's concept as the sole actor of pastoral ministry in the church. On the other hand, there has been growing awareness that pastoral care ministry also gives space to members of the congregation to presenting the pastoral care ministry in context. In these persist circumstances, questions arise is how do pastoral care ministry gives space to members? Can the paradigm be expanded by taking into account the communal context? What kind of model does it produce? With the development of a communal-contextual paradigm in pastoral theology began to raise awareness of expanding that understanding. In addition, contemporary pastoral theologians show that there has been a paradigm shift in pastoral ministry with communal nuance; however, the ministry also gives space to the members of the congregation in practice. My aim is to construct the concept and model of pastoral care ministry with the community within the framework of communal-contextual paradigm.AbstrakDiskusi pelayanan pastoral dalam teologi pastoral bertahan dalam konsep pendeta sebagai aktor tunggal pelayanan tersebut di dalam gereja hampir tiga dekade belakangan ini. Padahal, di sisi yang lain, sudah muncul dan berkembang paradigma bahwa pelayanan pastoral juga tentang pemberian ruang terhadap anggota jemaat secara umum yang hadir dalam pelayanan pendeta dalam konteksnya. Di dalam keadaan ini, muncullah pertanyaan-pertanyaan tentang apakah pelayanan pastoral hanya merupakan tugas seorang pendeta? Dapatkah paradigma tersebut diperluas dengan memperhatikan konteks pelayanan yang nilai komunalitasnya tinggi? Seperti apa model yang dihasilkannya? Dengan berkembangnya paradigma komunal-kontekstual dalam pelayanan pastoral mulai muncul kesadaran memperluas pemahaman itu. Di tambah lagi, pemikiran teolog pastoral kontemporer baik dari Indonesia dan Barat juga menunjukkan bahwa telah ada pergeseran paradigma tentang pelayanan pastoral yang bernuansa komunalitas di dalam suatu konteks, sehingga pelayanan tersebut juga memposisikan anggota jemaat secara umum. Penelitian ini berupaya menawarkan konsep dan model pelayanan pastoral yang kontekstual dengan menempatkan partisipasi komunitas guna memberi warna lain bagi pelayanan pastoral yang selama ini bertahan.

scholarly journals Pendampingan Pastoral Dengan Paradigma Spiritual Care Pada Pernikahan Beda Agama

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-35
Author(s):  
Robinson Simanungkalit
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Qualitative Research Method ◽  
Contemporary Perspective ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

AbstrakPernikahan beda agama adalah sebuah fenomena dan realita yang tidak bisa dihindari. Fenomena ini telah menimbulkan berbagai reaksi bahkan kontroversi dari berbagai kalangan. Apologetika Teologipun berkembang untuk merespons fenomena ini. Terlepas dari kontroversi dan apologetika yang berkembang, isu ini telah menjadi sebuah konteks berteologi khususnya dalam perspektif Teologi pastoral yang kontekstual dan kontemporer. Metode penelitian yang dipakai dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif deskriptif melalui studi literatur. Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah untuk melihat bagaimana pendampingan pastoral dengan paradigma spiritual care yang menekankan prinsip person centered dihubungkan dengan fungsi-fungsi pendampingan pastoral.AbstractDifferent religion marriage is quite a phenomenon and an unavoidable a reality. This phenomenon has provoked various reactions and even controversies from various circles. Theological apology has also evolved to respond to this phenomenon. Despite the growing controversy and apologetics, this issue has become a theological context especially in the contextual and contemporary perspective of pastoral theology. The research method used in this study is a descriptive qualitative research method through literature studies. The purpose of writing this article is to see how pastoral ministry with a spiritual care paradigm that emphasizes the principle of person centered is associated with pastoral care functions.Kata kunci: Pendampingan pastoral, paradigma spiritual care, pernikahan beda agama

How Pastoral Theology Functions

1981 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 425-438 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Kinast
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Academic Theology

“The task of facilitating the interaction between academic theology and pastoral ministry belongs in a preeminent way to pastoral theology.”

scholarly journals The Social Sciences, Pastoral Theology, and Pastoral Work: Understanding the Underutilization of Sociology in Catholic Pastoral Ministry

Open Theology ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 531-546
Author(s):  
Vivencio O. Ballano
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Pastoral Care ◽  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Second Vatican Council ◽  
Pastoral Work ◽  
Catholic Theology ◽  
Technological Culture ◽  
Vatican Council ◽  
The Social

AbstractApplying sociological imagination and theological perspectives and using some secondary literature that focus on the American pastoral experience, this article explains why sociology and the social sciences are underutilized in the pastoral ministry of Catholic priests despite the Catholic Church’s openness to human sciences’ contributions to evangelization after the Second Vatican Council. In particular, it examines how the (i) uneasy alliance between Catholic theology and sociology, (ii) overemphasis on the invisible and theological dimension of the Church in current ecclesiologies, (iii) highly philosophical and theological clerical education which sidelines the empirical sciences in clerical pastoral work, and (iv) dominance of the individualist approaches of clinical psychology in pastoral theology have greatly contributed to the neglect of sociological inquiries and perspectives in clerical formation and pastoral ministry. It also argues that a genuine pastoral care must be based on a holistic and empirical assessment of the pastoral needs of parishioners by priests using sociology and the social sciences before it prescribes a plan of action for pastoral care to accurately inculturate the Christian message in today’s technological culture.

scholarly journals QUE CABE À IGREJA FAZER HOJE? A CONCEPÇÃO DE TEOLOGIA PRÁTICA EM KARL RAHNER

2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (98) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Alex Vigueras
Keyword(s):  
Practical Theology ◽  
Critical Analysis ◽  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Karl Rahner ◽  
Theological Foundation ◽  
Historical Trajectory

O presente artigo procura aprofundar a concepção de teologia prática (assim ele chama a teologia pastoral) de Karl Rahner. Na primeira parte, fazemos um percurso histórico, assinalando os problemas mais importantes que se apresentaram a respeito da teologia pastoral na reflexão anterior a Rahner: o caráter científico da teologia pastoral, o sujeito da ação pastoral, o caráter escatológico da teologia pastoral, sua fundamentação teológica e seu método. Na segunda parte, analisamos a concepção de teologia prática em Karl Rahner: seu objeto material e formal, seu método centrado na análise científico-teológica da situação presente e suas relações com as outras ciências. Finalmente, fazemos uma análise crítica, assinalando aquilo que nos parece ser a contribuição mais relevante e as fragilidades de sua concepção de teologia prática.ABSTRACT: This article seeks to delve into Karl Rahner’s conception of practical theology (pastoral theology). The first part is an historical trajectory of pastoral theology, depicting the major problems prior to Rahner: the scientific character of pastoral theology, the personnel of pastoral ministry, the eschatological character of pastoral theology, and its theological foundation and its method. The second part analyses the conception of Rahner’s practical theology: his material and formal object, his method centered on scientific-theological analyses on the present situation and its relation to other sciences. Finally, a critical analysis portraying that which is perceived as the most relevant contribution and the weaknesses of his conception of practical theology.

scholarly journals INTEREST GROUP SESSION—RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY AND AGING: KEEPING FAITH ALIVE: ADVANCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RELIGIOUS AND SPIRITUAL INQUIRY IN GERONTOLOGY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S358-S358
Author(s):  
Alex J Bishop ◽  
James W Ellor
Keyword(s):  
Church Attendance ◽  
Social Science Research ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Religious Faith ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
The United States ◽  
Clinical Counseling ◽  
Theoretical Thinking ◽  
Measurement Strategies

Abstract A compelling body of evidence suggests that church attendance and spiritual practices increase as persons approach the end life. In fact, a growing number of baby boomers in the United States are returning to church and reconnecting with their faith communities. A primary reason for this surge in religious engagement involves a personal desire to turn away from the material pursuits of life and achieve a sense of meaning and fulfillment amid increasing frailty and vulnerability. However, most religious institutions do not have the necessary resources to support an ever increasing older membership. The graying of religion will require gerontologists to develop innovative approaches to advance theoretical thinking, measurement and assessment practices, and program evaluation. Therefore, the purpose of this symposium is to advocate and synergize a new generation of religious and spiritual inquiry in gerontology. Of particular interest is exposing theoretical models, measurement strategies, mixed-methodologies, and evidence-based findings to promote and sustain positive faith connections as persons grow old. Empirical advancements surrounding commitment and practice of one’s religious faith in old age, evolving feelings of religious belief versus doubt, disposition to seek and engage in acts of forgiveness, and faith-community responses to dementia care will be shared. Implications relevant for building interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary connections across behavioral and social science research, social work, clinical counseling, and pastoral ministry will be highlighted.

scholarly journals Menggumuli Teologi Pastoral Yang Relevan Bagi Indonesia

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-107
Author(s):  
Daniel Susanto
Keyword(s):  
Pastoral Theology ◽  
Pastoral Ministry ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Theological Method ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Inductive Method ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
The Church ◽  
Method Of Correlation ◽  
Traditional Understanding

Abstract: Pastoral theology in Indonesia is inherited from the West. Because the Indonesian context is not the same as that of Western society, theologians in Indonesia need to develop pastoral theology that is relevant to the Indonesian context. This article is an effort to engage with pastoral theology in a way that is relevant to Indonesia. This effort departs from an understanding of the church in Indonesia, which is open and serving. In relation to the traditional understanding of theology and its branches, pastoral theology in Indonesia can be understood as a field of study on theory and practice of pastoral ministry. In addition, pastoral theology is a form of contextual theological reflection. Correlation is a pastoral theological method relevant to Indonesia, because in this method the process of theology starts from pastoral experience. Thus it is closer to the reality of Indonesian life, but this method does not forget Christian message. In order to gain a wider pastoral theological perspective, the understanding of pastoral ministry in Indonesia must be holistic, which includes individual, societal, and environmental perspectives.   Keywords: Church, pastoral theology, understanding of pastoral theology, deductive method, inductive method, method of correlation, holistic pastoral ministry.   Abstrak: Teologi pastoral di Indonesia diwarisi dari Barat. Para teolog pastoral di Indonesia perlu mengembangkan teologi pastoral yang relevan dengan konteks Indonesia, karena konteks masyarakat Indonesia tidak sama dengan konteks masyarakat Barat. Tulisan ini merupakan sebuah upaya untuk menggumuli teologi pastoral yang relevan bagi Indonesia. Upaya ini berangkat dari pemahaman tentang Gereja di Indonesia yang bersifat terbuka dan melayani. Dalam rangka pembagian teologi ke dalam cabang-cabangnya secara tradisional, teologi pastoral di Indonesia dapat dipandang sebagai salah satu bidang studi atau cabang teologi yang mempelajari teori dan praktik pelayanan pastoral. Di samping itu, teologi pastoral merupakan salah satu bentuk refleksi teologi yang bersifat kontekstual. Metode korelasi merupakan metode berteologi pastoral yang revelan bagi Indonesia, karena dalam metode ini proses berteologi pastoral dimulai dari pengalaman pastoral sehingga lebih dekat dengan realitas, tetapi metode ini tidak melupakan peranan berita Kristiani. Agar refleksi teologi pastoral mempunyai jangkauan yang luas, pemahaman tentang pelayanan pastoral di Indonesia harus bersifat holistik yang mencakup perspektif individu, masyarakat, dan lingkungan hidup.   Kata-kata kunci: Gereja, teologi pastoral, pengertian tentang teologi pastoral, metode deduktif, metode induktif, metode korelasi, pelayanan pastoral holistik.

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