A Pilgrim’s Performance: Practical Theology as Convening
Convening is a mode of practical theology inquiry that stages a counter-performance to the spectacle of prominent logics that order ecclesial life: brand Christianity, silos, and competition. Three parts organize this argument: Part I sets the stage with a preliminary portrait of convening, noting t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2023
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International journal of practical theology
Year: 2023, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 247-263 |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B Convening B Methodology B Augustin B Qualitative Research B Qualitative Forschung |
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| Summary: | Convening is a mode of practical theology inquiry that stages a counter-performance to the spectacle of prominent logics that order ecclesial life: brand Christianity, silos, and competition. Three parts organize this argument: Part I sets the stage with a preliminary portrait of convening, noting the contextual features of this inquiry. Part II introduces Augustine's City of God as an interpretive lens to understand convening as a counter-performance to prominent spectacles on display. Part III redescribes convening by combining Augustine's theological vision of spectacle, performance, latreia , and pilgrimage with the introductory portrait in order to perform what is possible when people of faith gather for collective inquiry. Der Aufsatz erläutert das Gesprächsformat des "Convening" vor, ein kooperatives und ergebnisoffenes Zusammentreffen von Stakeholdern im kirchlichen Leben. Dieses stellt einen Gegenentwurf dar zu einem modus operandi, der Machtdifferenzen und Stereotypen inszeniert. Exemplarische Sequenzen eines "Convening" werden ausgewertet und im Horizont von Augustins De civitate Dei gedeutet, um Wege des gemeinsamen Nachsinnens über Glaubensfragen zu beschreiben. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9768 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal of practical theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/ijpt-2022-0035 |