Taking on Practical Theology

The Idolization of Context and the Hope of Community
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-34988-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 292 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 417 g

Reihe: Theology in Practice

In Taking on Practical Theology, Courtney T. Goto explores the regnant paradigm that shapes knowledge production and that preserves power, privilege, and historic communal injury even as scholars intend to enlighten and transform communities.

Approaching “context” as a case study, Goto illumines how this commonly used, taken-for-granted concept is “idolized.” Though practical theologians are sensitive to context, researchers often fail to consider how their own assumptive world dictates and influences their practices of research, teaching, and engaging in scholarly conversations. These practices unwittingly validate scholars who enjoy the most social capital while inflicting harm on both communities they research and on colleagues and students who do not fit (or fit less well) the norms of the majority.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Goto, Courtney

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents

Tribute and Dedication
Preface

Introduction

Captivity and Resistance

Introduction to Part 1

1 Discerning the Paradigm

2 Prophetic Tactics and Allies

Context as a Case Study in Taking On

Introduction to Part 2

3 Multiple Meanings of and Approaches to the Symbol Context

4 Presupposing and Investigating Universals

5 Revealing the ``Natives''

6 Recruiting and Training Insiders

Becoming a More Prophetic Community

Introduction to Part 3

7 Taking on Teaching: Teaching Taking On

8 Practical Theology as a Community of Hope

9 Between You and Me

In Praise of Allies

Bibliography
Index of Names
Index of Terms

Über Autor(innen)

Courtney T. Goto, Ph.D. (2010), Emory University, is Associate Professor of Religious Education at the Boston University School of Theology. She has published on racism, aesthetics, and play, including The Grace of Playing (Pickwick, 2016).