Hermeneutics and Empirical Research in Practical Theology

The Contribution of Empirical Theology by Johannes A. Van Der Ven
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-90-04-14208-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 11, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 851 g

Reihe: Empirical Studies in Theology

There is a growing consensus among scholars in different countries about the object of practical theology. Hans van der Ven has contributed much to this consensus through his writings on the foundations of practical theology, the empirical paradigm within practical theology, and specific subdisciplines within practical theology, especially religious education, moral education, church development and ministry. At the center of this growing consensus is an understanding of the independent hermeneutical role of religious experiences and practices of people in the process of theological theory-building. If contemporary religious experiences and practices have a critical role with regard to religious tradition (and the ministry of this tradition), then practical theology cannot just be a form of applied theology. The contributors of this volume focus on this hermeneutical core, foundations of practical theology and on empirical research as a research method within practical theology in the work of Van der Ven.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hermans, Chris

Moore, Mary

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Contribution of Empirical Theology by Johannes A. Van der Ven: An Introduction. 1
Chris A.M. Hermans and Mary Elizabeth Moore

PART ONE
EMPIRICAL THEOLOGY

2. When Theology Goes ‘Practical’. From Applied to Empirical Theology. 21
Chris A.M. Hermans

3. Van der Ven’s Empirical / Practical Theology and the Theological Encyclopaedia. 53
R. Ruard Ganzevoort

4. God Image: The Conceptual Triangle. A Quantitative Empirical Study of Young People in Germany. 75
Hans-Georg Ziebertz

5. A Homiletical Reflection on the Human Rights Project in South Africa. 102
Hendrik J.C. Pieterse

PART TWO
FUNDAMENTAL PRACTICAL THEOLOGY

6. Moral Education and Practical Theology in the Thought of Johannes Van der Ven. 126
Don Browning

7. Johannes van der Ven’s Contribution to the New Consensus in Practical Theology. 150
Richard R. Osmer

8. Purposes of Practical Theology: A Comparative Analysis Between United States Practical Theologians and Johannes van der Ven. 170
Mary Elizabeth Moore

9. The Everyday Crossing of Frontiers: Religious Identity and Response to Suffering in Light of Johannes van der Ven. 197
Lynn Bridgers

PART THREE
SUBDISCIPLINES IN PRACTICAL THEOLOGY

10. The Emerging Subject: Development of the Hermeneutic Basis of Johannes A. van der Ven’s Religious and Moral Pedagogy. 217
Paul Vermeer

11. Reflective Ministry And Empirical Theology: Antidote to Clergy Stress?. 245
Leslie J. Francis and Douglas W. Turton

12. Redefining Pastoral Care and Counselling. 267
Hans Schilderman and Michael Scherer-Rath

13. Challenges for the Modern Church in Empirical Ecclesiology. 295
Carl Sterkens

PART FOUR
RESPONSE

14. Towards a Comparative Empirical Theology Of Mindful Action. 331
Johannes A. van der Ven

15. Shortlist of Academic Publications of Johannes A. van der Ven. 389
16. List of Contributors. 395
17. Subject Index. 397
18. Names Index. 403

Über Autor(innen)

Hermans, Chris A.M. is Professor of Practical Theology, especially Empirical Theology and Director of the Institute of Catholic Education at the Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
Mary Elisabeth Moore is Director of the Program for Women in Theology and Ministry and Professor of Religion and Education, Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.