Practical Theology: History, Theory, Action Domains : Manual for Practical Theology

by Heitink, Gerben

• ISBN13: 9780802842947
• ISBN10: 0802842941
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-08-01
• Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
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Summary

The field of practical theology has developed rapidly in recent years. This erudite work by a leading international figure in the field offers one of the first attempts to formulate a complete theory of practical theology for scholars, teachers, students, and those directly involved in pastoral ministry. Designed to serve as a reference tool, this volume provides the necessary theoretical foundation for work in the entire discipline of practical theology. Gerben Heitink first surveys the historical development of practical theology from the thought of Schleiermacher to the present. He then outlines the theoretical aspects of practical theology, looking especially at the hermeneutical, empirical, and strategical points of view. Finally Heitink discusses the various contexts in which practical theology takes place. Conversant with ministerial practices worldwide and sensitive to all church traditions, Practical Theology is the best one-volume work available on the subject.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	xv
Note from the Translator	xvii
Preface	xviii
The State of Practical Theology	1	(14)
Practical Theology as a Theory of Crisis	2	(3)
The Character of This Book	5	(1)
A Definition	6	(4)
Practical Theology in the Netherlands	10	(1)
Organization of This Book	11	(4)
PART I THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRACTICAL THEOLOGY (HISTORICAL-INTERPRETIVE PART)	15	(86)
The Enlightenment of the Subject	19	(16)
The Consequences of the Enlightenment	20	(1)
Immanuel Kant	21	(1)
Friedrich Schleiermacher	22	(3)
The Kurze Darstellung	25	(3)
The Subject in Practical Theology	28	(5)
Subjectivizing and Individualizing	28	(1)
The Projection Theory	29	(1)
The ``Bourgeois'' Subject	30	(1)
The Awakening of Consciousness and Angst	31	(2)
Conclusion	33	(2)
The Modernization of Society	35	(16)
Modernization as a Process of Differentiation	36	(2)
The Process of Differentiation	36	(1)
Pluralization and Specialization	37	(1)
The Consequences of the Process of Modernization	38	(2)
The Consequences for Religion and Church	40	(5)
A Changing Worldview	40	(1)
Max Weber	41	(2)
The Process of Secularization	43	(2)
Carl Immanuel Nitzsch	45	(2)
The Shift toward the Social Sciences	47	(2)
Conclusion	49	(2)
The Impact of the Social Question	51	(15)
The Industrial Revolution and the Problem of Poverty	52	(2)
The Response of Karl Marx	54	(2)
The Response of Church and Theology	56	(4)
The Innere Mission: J. H. Wichern	56	(2)
The Red Booklet of Kuyper	58	(1)
The Encyclical Rerum Novarum	59	(1)
The Rise of the Agogic Action Theories	60	(1)
Reactions from Practical Theology	61	(2)
Philipp Konrad Marheineke	63	(2)
Conclusion	65	(1)
Modern Pluralism in Church and Theology	66	(24)
Rooted in the Nineteenth Century	67	(7)
The Impact of the Enlightenment on the Netherlands: The duplex ordo	67	(2)
The Search for Integration: The Ethicists and Herman Bavinck	69	(2)
The Emancipation of the ``Small Folk'': Abraham Kuyper	71	(2)
The Emancipation of the Roman Catholics	73	(1)
The Reaction of the Twentieth Century	74	(6)
The Influence of Dialectical Theology: Karl Barth	75	(1)
Reformed Diversity: O. Noordmans, A. A. van Ruler, K. H. Miskotte	76	(1)
The Nonreligious Interpretation of the Gospel: Dietrich Bonhoeffer	77	(1)
The Hermeneutics of Correlation: Paul Tillich	78	(1)
The Rediscovery of Christianity's Jewish Roots	79	(1)
The Return to the Nineteenth Century	80	(5)
The Emancipation of Modern Humanity: H. M. Kuitert	80	(2)
The Bond of Love and Freedom: Hendrikus Berkhof	82	(1)
Resistance against Suffering and Oppression: Edward Schillebeeckx	83	(2)
Practical-Theological Basics	85	(2)
Integration and Differentiation	87	(2)
Conclusion	89	(1)
The History of Pastoral Theology	90	(11)
The Praxis of the New Testament	91	(1)
The Origins of Pastoral Theology	92	(3)
Pastoral Theology in the Reformation	95	(2)
Pastoral Theology in the Roman Catholic Church	97	(2)
Conclusion	99	(2)
PART II PRACTICAL THEOLOGY AS A THEOLOGICAL THEORY OF ACTION (THE THEORETICAL FOUNDATION)	101	(140)
Practical Theology as a Theological Discipline	104	(20)
The Practical Nature of Theology in General	105	(1)
Theologica practica as a Way of ``Doing'' Theology	106	(2)
Practical Theology as a Separate Discipline	108	(2)
A Hermeneutical Approach	110	(2)
New Developments	112	(10)
Practical Theology in Germany	112	(3)
Practical Theology in North America	115	(5)
Practical Theology in the Netherlands	120	(2)
Conclusion	122	(2)
Practical Theology as a Theory of Action	124	(24)
The Expression ``Theory of Action''	125	(2)
Reception of the Concept of a Theory of Action by Practical Theologians	127	(2)
Action as the Object of Practical Theology	129	(3)
The Theory of Action of Jurgen Habermas	132	(8)
The Cultural-Philosophical Background	132	(3)
The Theory of Communicative Action	135	(3)
The Reception by (Practical) Theologians	138	(2)
Paul Ricoeur's Theory of Action	140	(7)
The Paradigm of the Text	141	(3)
Methodological Implications	144	(3)
Conclusion	147	(1)
A Practical-Theological Theory of Action	148	(30)
The Relation between Theory and Praxis	149	(5)
The Philosophical Frame of Reference	149	(2)
Practical Theology: Theory and Praxis	151	(3)
Profiles of a Practical-Theological Theory of Action	154	(13)
The Development of a Paradigm	155	(2)
Communicative Action in the Service of the Gospel	157	(2)
The Interpretation Model	159	(4)
The Methodology of a Theory of Action	163	(3)
Some Implications of This Model	166	(1)
The Relation between Praxis 1 and Praxis 2	167	(4)
The Influence of the Context (Praxis 2)	168	(1)
The Mediation of the Christian Faith (Praxis 1)	168	(2)
The Object of Practical Theology	170	(1)
Currents within Practical Theology	171	(6)
The Normative-Deductive Current	171	(1)
The Hermeneutical-Mediative Current	172	(1)
The Empirical-Analytical Current	173	(1)
The Political-Critical Current	174	(2)
The Pastoral-Theological Current	176	(1)
Conclusion	177	(1)
The Hermeneutical Perspective	178	(23)
The Development of Theological Hermeneutics	179	(2)
The Development of Philosophical Hermeneutics	181	(6)
The Philosophical-Hermeneutical Tradition	182	(2)
The Hermeneutics of Hans-Georg Gadamer	184	(2)
Recent Developments	186	(1)
The Hermeneutical Tradition in the Social Sciences	187	(4)
Symbolic Interactionism	188	(1)
Phenomenology	189	(2)
Structuralist Approaches	191	(1)
A Practical-Theological Theory of Interpretation	192	(8)
The Pneumatological Basis	193	(1)
Theological Models	194	(2)
Interpretation as a Circular Process	196	(2)
Patterns of Interpretation	198	(2)
Conclusion	200	(1)
The Strategic Perspective	201	(19)
The Possibility and Desirability of Change	203	(2)
Agogic Thinking about Change	205	(2)
Strategies of Social Change	207	(5)
Social Problems	207	(1)
The Theory of Peter L. Berger	208	(2)
Choosing a Strategy	210	(2)
Basic Pattern: The Regulative Cycle	212	(2)
Domains of Action in Practical Theology	214	(4)
Communication Theory	214	(3)
Systems Theory	217	(1)
Conclusion	218	(2)
The Empirical Perspective	220	(21)
Currents within Empirical Research	222	(2)
Preparing a Research Project	224	(4)
Choosing a Topic	224	(1)
The Unique Character of Action Research	225	(1)
The Possibilities of the Researcher	226	(2)
Types of Research	228	(5)
Descriptive Research	229	(1)
Explorative Research	230	(1)
Testing Hypotheses	230	(1)
Applications in Practical-Theological Research	231	(2)
The Empirical Cycle in Its Relationship to the Regulative Cycle and the Hermeneutical Circle	233	(2)
The Problem: Definition and Goal	235	(2)
The Research	237	(2)
The Content of the Study	237	(1)
Execution of the Research in Phases	238	(1)
Research Methods	239	(1)
Conclusion	239	(2)
PART III DOMAINS OF ACTION WITHIN PRACTICAL THEOLOGY	241	(84)
Domains of Action: Unity and Differentiation	244	(15)
The Principle of Differentiation	245	(3)
The Choice for a Moderate Differentiation	248	(4)
The Impasse of Our Culture	252	(4)
Practical-Theological Competence	256	(2)
Conclusion	258	(1)
Humanity and Religion	259	(15)
Practical-Theological Anthropology	260	(3)
Views of Humanity	261	(1)
Choosing an Appropriate Combination	262	(1)
The Anthropological Segment	263	(6)
Toward a Critical Subjectivity	264	(1)
The Meaning of Life	265	(1)
Religious Development	266	(1)
Religious Experience	267	(2)
Subdisciplines	269	(4)
Poimenics	269	(1)
Religious Pedagogics	270	(1)
Spirituality	271	(2)
Conclusion	273	(1)
Church and Faith	274	(18)
Practical-Theological Ecclesiology	275	(5)
Ecclesiastics	276	(1)
Concept of the Church: Koinonia	277	(2)
An Integrative Concept	279	(1)
The Ecclesiological Segment	280	(5)
Established Church or Minority Church?	281	(1)
Plurality and Unity	282	(1)
Parish and Presence	283	(1)
Church from the Top Down or from the Bottom Up?	284	(1)
Subdisciplines	285	(6)
Church Development (Oikodomics)	285	(2)
Catechetics	287	(1)
Liturgics	288	(2)
Homiletics	290	(1)
Conclusion	291	(1)
Religion and Society	292	(18)
Practical-Theological Diaconology	293	(6)
The Concept of Diaconology	293	(1)
Models	294	(3)
The Public Domain	297	(2)
The Diaconological Segment	299	(5)
The Labor Question	299	(1)
Equal Treatment	300	(1)
Church and Politics	301	(1)
Moral Responsibility	302	(2)
Subdisciplines	304	(5)
The Theory of Evangelism	304	(1)
Diaconics	305	(2)
Equipping the Laity	307	(2)
Conclusion	309	(1)
Practical Theology as Pastoral Theology	310	(15)
The Uniqueness of the Pastoral Profession	311	(2)
The Identity of the Pastor	311	(1)
The Competence of the Pastor	312	(1)
The Ecclesiastical Character	313	(4)
The Significance of Holding a Church Office	313	(1)
The Current Esteem for the Church Office	314	(2)
The Authorization from the Church	316	(1)
The Professional Character	317	(4)
Professionalization	317	(2)
Pastoral Skills	319	(2)
Education and In-Service Training	321	(1)
The Personal Character	321	(3)
The Person of the Pastor	321	(2)
The Spirituality of the Pastor	323	(1)
Conclusion	324	(1)
Bibliography	325	(24)
Index	349