Theological Wiggle Room as a Resource in Ordinary Theology: Significance for Ecclesiology, Leadership, and Personal Development
Ordinary theology is often described as unrefined and imprecise in comparison to academic theology. A recent ethnographic study of vital youth ministries discovered a similar pattern, which the study coined "theological wiggle room." This article discusses how a lack of precision may serve...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| Dans: |
International journal of practical theology
Année: 2021, Volume: 25, Numéro: 2, Pages: 206-223 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Leadership
B Personal Development B Ecclesiology B Ordinary Theology B theological wiggle room |
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| Résumé: | Ordinary theology is often described as unrefined and imprecise in comparison to academic theology. A recent ethnographic study of vital youth ministries discovered a similar pattern, which the study coined "theological wiggle room." This article discusses how a lack of precision may serve as a possible resource for theology in the ordinary, and thereby why theological wiggle room may be of significance. The article argues that a certain theological wiggle room engages centripetal and centrifugal dynamics. In other words, the lack of precision should not be interpreted as a shortage or deficiency alone, but as a significant quality of theology in the ordinary - in particular with regard to ecclesiology, leadership and personal development. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9768 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: International journal of practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/ijpt-2020-0033 |
