Practical Theology and Theological Education: Some Models and Questions

“Somewhere Herbert Finagarette once wrote, ‘One day I saw, in a way that mattered, that the task is not to write the program, but to execute it.’… The way forward in practical theology involves placing more radical trust in God's self-disclosure and promises found in our traditions of revelatio...

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Main Author: Fowler, James W. 1940-2015 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1985
In: Theology today
Year: 1985, Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-58
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Summary:“Somewhere Herbert Finagarette once wrote, ‘One day I saw, in a way that mattered, that the task is not to write the program, but to execute it.’… The way forward in practical theology involves placing more radical trust in God's self-disclosure and promises found in our traditions of revelation; more radical investment in concrete, existential-social-historical action in anticipation of the in-breaking Commonwealth of Love; and a more radical engagement, through present action and prayer, to make us partners in God's work of creation, governance, and liberation/redemption.”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057368504200106