Theology and Reflexivity

This article proposes a threefold reflexive program for theological method - on the level of personal social locations of theologians, on the level of their belonging to the theological field as distinct from other fields, and on the level of their membership to the academic field itself. Using cate...

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Main Author: Pilario, Daniel Franklin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Peeters [2018]
In: Louvain studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 107-124
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Bourdieu, Pierre 1930-2002 / Theology / Reflexivity
B Philippines / Poverty
IxTheo Classification:FA Theology
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBM Asia
NCE Business ethics
VA Philosophy
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Summary:This article proposes a threefold reflexive program for theological method - on the level of personal social locations of theologians, on the level of their belonging to the theological field as distinct from other fields, and on the level of their membership to the academic field itself. Using categories from Pierre Bourdieu and some practical structural forms, the author argues that theology can be more reflexive, thus, more faithful to its role in the Church if it is always conscious that it does not have the last word in the interpretation of reality. The poor possesses this epistemological privilege; or, better still, the God who reveals himself in the life of the excluded and dispossessed. The author situates his discussion on reflexivity from the ‘rough grounds' of a dumpsite parish where he regularly ministers on weekends and brings the reflection back to the present politically volatile situation in the Philippines.
ISSN:1783-161X
Contains:Enthalten in: Louvain studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2143/LS.41.2.3284882