Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life
Overview
In a time when academic theology often neglects the lived practices of the Christian community, this volume seeks to bring balance to the situation by showing the dynamic link between the task of theology and the practices of the Christian life. The work of 13 first-rate theologians from several cultural and Christian perspectives, these informed and informative essays explore the relationship between Christian theology and practice in the daily lives of believers, in the ministry of Christian communities, and as a needed focus within Christian education.
Top Highlights
“In this essay, I shall argue that the Christian practice of discernment can be centrally important to communities struggling with this complexity within the contemporary Latin American context. By discernment I mean figuring out what to do, all together as a church, with the help of God’s Spirit.” (Page 158)
“congregational life, formal education, and situations of social engagement” (Page 188)
“Christian practices are social and historical. They are activities people engage in together over time.” (Page 26)
“practices are social, belonging to groups of people across generations” (Page 6)
“practices resist the separation of thinking from acting” (Page 6)
- Title: Practicing Theology: Beliefs and Practices in Christian Life
- Authors: Dorothy C. Bass, Miroslav Volf
- Publisher: Eerdmans
- Print Publication Date: 2002
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Theology, practical; Christian life
- ISBNs: 9780802849311, 0802849318
- Resource ID: LLS:PRACTICINGTHEO
- Resource Type: Monograph
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