Sentences with phrase «than the practical theology»

Somehow, academic theology is thought to be more important and profound than the practical theology that grows out of the black church experience.

Not exact matches

Indeed, in a complex society where no one can grasp more than a few of the details, some of the most important practical theology will have to be done by specialists in medicine, law or business, or by theologians and ethicists whose training equips them for specialized roles in those institutions.

Contemporary practical theology is thus more than the «application» of theological concepts to one social situation or another.

More than 1,000 people are expected to enjoy a mixture of accessible practical theology for new believers and deeper Bible study this year.

These objectives are often very important, but few who measure practical theology in terms of pastoral skills recognize how much knowledge is required to do any of these things in ways that will yield more than short - term success.

In varying degrees, most of them want practical theology to become more critical and philosophical, more public (in the sense of being more oriented toward the church's ministry to the world rather than simply preoccupied with the needs of its own internal life), and more related to an analysis of the various situations and contexts of theology.

Administrators worry that doctoral students increasingly will be trained in the history of religion or comparative religions rather than in Bible, theology, ethics, church history and practical studies — the traditional fields of theological education.

In general, I wondered about Boulton's emphasis on the «practical»: If proper theology and proper Christian formation go hand - in - hand, which «speculative» (rather than strictly «practical») theologian would disagree?

He saw the students as less interested in real theology than in the practical element in Christianity.

Methodologically speaking, however, systematics is a dialogue with a different public than those of philosophical and practical theology, theirs being the academy on the one hand, and society at large on the other.

While I owe much to the stimulating ideas of Don Browning, David Tracy and James Fowler in Practical Theology, I wish to attempt a small, constructive personal contribution rather than to enter into dialogue with them.

But many critics tend to want to debate nuances of theology rather than engage head - on the practical realities that many people are facing.

At the same time, the other theologies that have contributed most to explicating and justifying the metaphysical implications of the Christian witness seem to have been typically preoccupied more with theoretical questions of belief and truth than with practical issues of action and justice, and so have contributed only indirectly to clarifying and answering our central question.

Most of the others were based more on favorite theologies than any practical or relevant strategies for successfully dealing with addiction.