Normativity in Empirical Youth Ministry Research

Normative considerations are an important part of empirical research on the youth ministry. In the presentation of results in many practical theological studies on the youth ministry, however, rarely a sufficient reflection is provided on the kind of normativity that plays a role in the way practice...

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Authors: Kock, Jos de 1978- (Author) ; Renkema, Hendrik 1972- (Author) ; Sonnenberg, Ronelle 1980- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2018]
In: Journal of youth and theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 81-103
IxTheo Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
CH Christianity and Society
RA Practical theology
RF Christian education; catechetics
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Practical Theology
B Research Methodology
B youth ministry research
B Normativity
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Summary:Normative considerations are an important part of empirical research on the youth ministry. In the presentation of results in many practical theological studies on the youth ministry, however, rarely a sufficient reflection is provided on the kind of normativity that plays a role in the way practices are investigated or on how normativity is present in the practices that have been studied. Partly based on the case studies of three PhD studies on the youth ministry from the Dutch Research Centre for Youth, Church and Culture, this article aims (a) to give an overview of the layers of normativity that can be distinguished in current practical theological youth ministry research and (b) to give directions for the design, execution, and reporting of practical theological youth ministry research in terms of a sufficient reflection on normativity.
ISSN:2405-5093
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of youth and theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/24055093-17021047