Practical theology [re]entering vernacular culture new frontiers and challenges to doing theology as life goes on
| dc.contributor.author | Hendriks, Hans Jurgens | en_ZA |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-08T12:04:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-08T12:04:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.description | CITATION: Hendriks, H. J. 2017. Practical theology [re]entering vernacular culture new frontiers and challenges to doing theology as life goes on. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 73(4):a4425, doi:10.4102/hts.v73i4.4425. | |
| dc.description | The original publication is available at https://hts.org.za | |
| dc.description.abstract | This article critically discusses the necessity for (practical) theology to transform. Taking as a point of departure church historian Andrew Walls’ remark: ‘Christian faith must go on being translated, must continuously enter into the vernacular culture and interact with it, or it withers and fades’, examples from ministry are discussed, specifically from the Dutch Reformed Church. These examples reveal the inability or ability of faith communities to enter vernacular culture and to interact with it. Historical cycles of church growth and decline as outlined by Phyllis Tickle are used to explain the concepts of entering and interacting vernacular culture, and consequently, what it means to ‘do theology as life goes on’. The latter refers to more than a rationally controlled process as it is also intimately connected with issues of identity, understanding of the missio Dei and a way of life and discernment that flows from being actively involved in life. | en_ZA |
| dc.description.uri | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/4425 | |
| dc.description.version | Publisher's version | |
| dc.format.extent | 10 pages | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Hendriks, H. J. 2017. Practical theology [re]entering vernacular culture new frontiers and challenges to doing theology as life goes on. HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 73(4):a4425, doi:10.4102/hts.v73i4.4425 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2072-8050 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0259-9422 (print) | |
| dc.identifier.other | doi:10.4102/hts.v73i4.4425 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105396 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_ZA | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| dc.rights.holder | Author retains copyright | |
| dc.subject | Theology, Practical | en_ZA |
| dc.subject | Christianity and culture | en_ZA |
| dc.title | Practical theology [re]entering vernacular culture new frontiers and challenges to doing theology as life goes on | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Article | en_ZA |