Introduction to Practical Theology
Subtitle: History, Theory, and the Communication of the Gospel in the Present
Publisher: Baylor University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 278
ISBN-13: 9781481305174
Subjects: Theology, practical; Communication, religious aspects, christianity; Missions; Evangelistic work
Description: Serious theology is systematic theology. Or so the story goes. Practical theology-with its focus on the church, its life and its practices-has sometimes been understood as the second order application of the real work of academic theology. However, in this abridged translation of his magisterial Praktische Theologie, Christian Grethlein realizes the rigorous methodology, critical commitments, and expansive sweep of practical theology ​as both an academic and an ecclesial discipline. In An Introduction to Practical Theology, Christian Grethlein offers students the foundations and frameworks for practical theology while guiding its scholars in the crafting of their academic discipline. - book blurb.