Quest for African practical theology: lived religion, social transformation and public aspiration as organising centres
This article considers the notion of lived religion conceived from African religious practices and experience, social transformation, and public practical theology as practical theology praxis. These elements are influenced by the contextual understanding of religion as a shared communal phenomenon,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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Practical theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 16, Issue: 2, Pages: 167-179 |
| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BS Traditional African religions CH Christianity and Society FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RA Practical theology |
| Further subjects: | B
Lived Religion
B Practical Theology B African practical theology B social transformation B public practical theology B post-colonial practical theology |
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| Summary: | This article considers the notion of lived religion conceived from African religious practices and experience, social transformation, and public practical theology as practical theology praxis. These elements are influenced by the contextual understanding of religion as a shared communal phenomenon, post-colonial conversations and pressing social, economic, governance, and economic challenges, among other things. The elements and context are located within the global practical theology conversations. The article aims to answer the question: what are some aspects that can be discerned to constitute a practical theology organising centre in Africa? The article describes the practical theology emphasis on context followed by Africa's specific contextual aspects, and then suggests some practical theology organising centre elements. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2183305 |