Sentences with phrase «want practical theology»

And most of them want practical theology to continue its close relation with the social sciences, but to do this in such a way as not to become overidentified with these secular disciplines.

Most of these authors want practical theology to transcend what Farley aptly calls the «clerical Paradigm.»

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.

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

One does not have to believe the Massachusetts colonists wanted to be religiously tolerant; it is enough merely to acknowledge that a theology allowing religious liberty (or legitimating pluralism) was being clearly enunciated, however long before it became practical reality.