A post-foundational practical theology? : the pastoral cycle and local theology
Date
2013-02
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Stellenbosch University, Department of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology
Abstract
The article argues that Practical Theology has moved from the uncertainty of simply
being applied theology to a point where its methodology, here described as the
pastoral cycle, has gained such confidence, that it is seen as the natural way of
doing theology. This shift in confidence occurred because the inherent theological
and epistemological fault lines in foundationalism are no longer obscure. The
article defines foundationalism but then concentrate on describing the local and
glocal dimensions of the pastoral cycle as well as the importance of doing it in an
interdisciplinary way.
Description
Publication of this article was funded by the Stellenbosch University Open Access Fund.
The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za/pub
The original publication is available at http://ngtt.journals.ac.za/pub
Keywords
Practical Theology, Pastoral theology
Citation
Macallan, B. & Hendriks, H. J. 2013. A post-foundational Practical Theology? : the pastoral cycle and local theology. Nederduitse Gereformeerde Teologiese Tydskrif, 53(3&4):194-205, doi:10.5952/53-3&4-261.