We have never been theologians: postsecularism and practical theology
This article makes a clear challenge to portrayals of secularism and secularity that have become hugely influential within contemporary theology. It demonstrates how the theological concepts of immanence and transcendence have been mobilised as ciphers in cultural debate and argues that this has per...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2018]
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Practical theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 218-230 |
RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CH Christianity and Society RA Practical theology |
Further subjects: | B
Charles Taylor
B Postsecularism and practical theology B Bruno Latour B Enchantment |
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Summary: | This article makes a clear challenge to portrayals of secularism and secularity that have become hugely influential within contemporary theology. It demonstrates how the theological concepts of immanence and transcendence have been mobilised as ciphers in cultural debate and argues that this has perpetuated unhelpful binary thinking about faith and culture. Drawing upon the work of Bruno Latour it constructs a case for an alternative mode of theological engagement with the way we live now. This will present a radical agenda for practical theology which has yet to make its own distinctive response to the challenges of postsecular enchantment. Practical theologians are urged to draw upon the traditional strengths of their discipline and combine creative new thinking with a recovery of insights from the arts of ministry. |
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ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2018.1461489 |