Recent Trends of Practical Theology in Finland: The Research Field of Practical Theology and Religious Education from the Perspective of Paradigms and the Operating Environment in the First Decades of the 21st Century at the University of Helsinki
This paper explores historical and recent developments in Finnish Practical Theology and Religious Education. It reconstructs the operating environment under which PT and RE exist in Finland, i. e. its political, economic, and cultural circumstances. To this end, the authors highlight developments s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
International journal of practical theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 28, Issue: 1, Pages: 119-134 |
| Further subjects: | B
Societal Context
B Historical Practical Theology B historische Forschung B Academic Institutions B Forschungsübersicht B Finland B Institutionalization B gesellschaftliches Umfeld B Research Review |
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| Summary: | This paper explores historical and recent developments in Finnish Practical Theology and Religious Education. It reconstructs the operating environment under which PT and RE exist in Finland, i. e. its political, economic, and cultural circumstances. To this end, the authors highlight developments such as the transition from a rural-centric to an urban society, the impact of political left-wing ideology, and the impact of Finland’s joining the European Union. Through an analysis of dissertation research at Helsinki University, the paper provides an overview of current topics of research in Finnish PT. The authors concluds with insights into likely future developments in the 21st century. Der Aufsatz stellt die historische Genese und jüngere Fachentwicklung der Praktischen Theologie und Religionspädagogik in Finnland dar, wobei er sich auf die Universität Helsinki konzentriert. Die Autoren rekonstruieren das Wechselspiel von akademisch-theologischer Institutionalisierung und gesellschaftlicher Entwicklung, u. a. mit Blick auf linke politische Strömungen und den Beitritt Finnlands zur EU. Der Aufsatz schließt mit einer Übersicht aktueller Forschungsthemen der finnischen PT und RP (anhand jüngerer Dissertationsprojekte) und blickt von dortaus auf wahrscheinliche zukünftige Entwicklungen im 21. Jahrhundert. |
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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-2024-0029 |
