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JournalISSN: 1430-6921

International Journal of Practical Theology 

De Gruyter
About: International Journal of Practical Theology is an academic journal published by De Gruyter. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Worship & Comparative theology. It has an ISSN identifier of 1430-6921. Over the lifetime, 243 publications have been published receiving 1453 citations. The journal is also known as: International journal of practical theology (Print).


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TL;DR: Praxis refers to fields of practices like care or community building and to the patterned configurations of action, xperience, and meaning as mentioned in this paper, and is defined as the domain of lived religion.
Abstract: Taking the case of“spiritual gardening”as a starting point, this paper reflects on praxis as the object of practical theology. Praxis is understood as the domain of lived religion and focuses on what people do rather than on official institutionalized religious traditions. Praxis refers to fields of practices like care or community building and to the patterned configurations of action, xperience, and meaning. In pluralized, secularized, and deinstitutionalized contexts, these fields should not be limited to explicitly religious or specifically Christian domains but include the broader field of spiritual and existential practices. Three practical theological perspectives in studying lived religion can be distinguished: pastoral/ecclesial theology, empirical theology, and critical theology. In all three perspectives practical theology is a form of concerned engaged scholarship.

87 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the psychological type preferences of 626 male Anglican clergy and 247 female clergy in the United Kingdom were assessed using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, which revealed preferences for introversion over extraversion, intuition over sensing, feeling over thinking, and judging over perceiving.
Abstract: Abstract Recent research within the psychology of religion and empirical theology has drawn attention to the theoretical and practical power of psychological type theory to illuminate and to facilitate the practice of Christian ministry. Building on this tradition, in the present study the psychological type preferences of 626 male Anglican clergy and 247 female Anglican clergy in England were assessed using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator. The purpose was to profile the personal and professional qualities of those engaged in Christian ministry within this specific context. Both male and female clergy revealed preferences for introversion over extraversion, intuition over sensing, feeling over thinking, and judging over perceiving. Points of similarity and difference between the current sample and the wider United Kingdom population are explored, as well as with Anglican congregations and other clergy in the United Kingdom. The implications of these findings are discussed in terms of interpreting diversity, strengths, and potential weaknesses in ministry. The findings are valuable for practical theology in informing practices of selecting, training, deploying and supporting clergy. Questions can also be posed for theological construction, but that work is of another genre and will be done in future deliberations. Zusammenfassung Innerhalb der Religionspsychologie und der Empirischen Theologie wurde die Aufmerksamkeit in der jüngeren Forschung auf das theoretische und praktische Potential von psychologischen Typen-Theorien gerichtet, um die Praxis des christlichen geistlichen Amtes zu erhellen und zu vereinfachen. Auf dieser Tradition aufbauend, wurden in dieser hier vorliegenden Studie die Präferenzen psychologischer Typen von 626 männlichen und 247 weiblichen anglikanischen Geistlichen in England unter Verwendung des Myers-Briggs Typen Indikators erhoben. Die Absicht bestand darin, die persönlichen und professionellen Qualitäten derer zu beschreiben, die innerhalb dieses spezifischen Kontexts ihren geistlichen Dienst tun. Sowohl die männlichen wie die weiblichen Geistlichen ließen dabei Präferenzen erkennen für die Introvertiertheit gegenüber der Extrovertiertheit, für die Intuition gegenüber der Sensorik, für das Fühlen gegenüber dem Denken sowie für die Beurteilung gegenüber der Wahrnehmung. Die Ergebnisse dieser Studie wurden mit Blick auf Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede verglichen mit der breiteren Bevölkerung Großbritanniens ebenso wie mit anglikanischen Gemeinden und anderen Geistlichen im Vereinigten Königreich. Die Folgerungen aus diesen Analysen werden anhand der Interpretation der Unterschiede, der Stärken und der möglichen Schwächen mit Bezug auf das geistliche Amt diskutiert. Die Ergebnisse sind wertvoll für die Praktische Theologie, da sie Auskunft geben hinsichtlich der Praxis der Auswahl, der Ausbildung, des Einsatzes und der Unterstützung der Geistlichen. Außerdem können Fragen gestellt werden hinsichtlich der theologischen Gestaltung, was aber ein anderes Feld darstellt, das in zukünftigen Überlegungen zu bearbeiten ist.

87 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, psychological type theory was employed to profile samples of 2,135 women and 1,169 men in the context of Anglican church services in England in order to establish how representative Anglican Churchgoers are of the wider population and how compatible churchgoers are with their clergy.
Abstract: In this study psychological type theory was employed to profile samples of 2,135 women and 1,169 men in the context of Anglican church services in England in order to establish how representative churchgoers are of the wider population and how compatible churchgoers are with their clergy. The women displayed preferences for sensing (82 %), feeling (70 %), and judging (85 %), with a balance between extraversion (51 %) and introversion (49 %). The men displayed preferences for introversion (62 %), sensing (78 %), thinking (58 %), and judging (86 %). These characteristics are compared with the United Kingdom population norms to establish the distinctiveness of Anglican churchgoers and compared with previously published data on Anglican clergy to establish the points of similarity, differences and potential tension between Anglican clergy and laity.

79 citations

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TL;DR: Theology of disability is central to our understanding of what it means to know who God is and to know what it is to be a human being living fully under God as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Abstract This research report is less a survey of the literature than a reflection on the emergence, aims and predominant themes to emerge from theological engagements with issues of disability. It advances a rather bold claim: the theology of disability is central to our understanding of what it means to know who God is and to know what it means to be a human being living fully under God. While such a statement will need justification, the emphasis within this essay is that the theology of disability is not a specialist enterprise for those who are “interested in such things.” Theological reflection on human disability leads us into the very heart of the theological enterprise in both its practical and theoretical aspects. As such it has particular significance for practical theology. Zusammenfassung Dieser Research Report ist weniger ein Literaturbericht als vielmehr eine Reflexion des Aufkommens, der Ziele und vorherrschenden Themen, die zu entwickeln sind, wenn Theologie sich mit dem Thema Behinderung beschäftigt. Dabei wird eine durchaus gewagte These vertreten: Die Theologie der Behinderung ist zentral für unser Verständnis davon, was es bedeutet zu wissen, wer Gott ist, und zu wissen, was es bedeutet ein Mensch zu sein, der ganz und gar von Gott abhängig ist. Eine solche These verlangt natürlich nach Begründung; der Schwerpunkt dieses Beitrags liegt allerdings darin deutlich zu machen, dass die Theologie der Behinderung nicht einfach eine Sonderbeschäftigung derer ist, die sich für diese Fragen interessieren. Theologische Reflexion über Menschen mit Behinderung führt, so die Meinung des Autoren, direkt ins Herz theologischer Unternehmungen, und zwar in praktischer wie in theoretischer Hinsicht. Deshalb hat sie eine ganz besondere Bedeutung für die Praktische Theologie.

51 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the International Journal of Practical Theology (ijpt) published an article published in 2013, which is the published PDF version of a paper published in 2012.
Abstract: This is the published PDF version of an article published in International Journal of Practical Theology© 2013. The definitive version is available at www.degruyter.com/view/j/ijpt-2013-17-issue-1

38 citations

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No. of papers from the Journal in previous years
YearPapers
202317
202228
20212
20207
20196
201810