Ecclesial imagination for organizational transformation: hospice care, midwifery, and the ordering of a common life
The study of congregations and related forms of religious organization requires a collaborative approach that reflects the changing structure of these communities and of academic discourse. Attention to Christian practical wisdom invites a collaborative approach that may incorporate insights from tw...
| Published in: | Practical theology |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group
[2019]
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| In: |
Practical theology
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| IxTheo Classification: | CH Christianity and Society KBQ North America KDE Anglican Church NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation RK Charity work |
| Further subjects: | B
Theological Education
B Practical Theology B organizational ecclesiology B leadership studies B Practical Wisdom B Congregational Studies B Organizational Theory B Christian practice B Organizational Leadership B Ecclesial imagination |
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| Summary: | The study of congregations and related forms of religious organization requires a collaborative approach that reflects the changing structure of these communities and of academic discourse. Attention to Christian practical wisdom invites a collaborative approach that may incorporate insights from two related discourses (i.e. organizational ecclesiology and congregational studies) to constructively respond to the needs of communities of faith. Through an extended case study of The Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, this essay considers the organizational and ecclesial conditions that foster organizational transformation. Craig Dykstra's understanding of 'ecclesial imagination' and Dietrich Bonhoeffer's approach to social analysis present a theological framework that directs attention to such conditions. This framework evinces two dimensions of organizational transformation which are characterized metaphorically as the interrelated practices of organizational hospice care and midwifery. The pursuit of these practices requires Christian practical wisdom in order to discern God's call and to organize a community accordingly. |
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| ISSN: | 1756-0748 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2019.1595316 |