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A practical theology of liberation: Mimetic theory, liberation theology and practical theology

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
In this article, the authors bring two personal journeys together: one author’s liberationist journey, sparked by a search for justice and liberation in the slums of Guatemala City, and the other’s lifelong commitment to practical theology and spatial ...
Joel D. Aguilar Ramírez   +1 more
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Formation and reflection: the promise of practical theology [PDF]

open access: green, 1989
Reviewed Book: Mudge, Lewis Seymour. Formation and reflection: the promise of practical theology.
Arnold D. Weigel
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From Practical Theology to Practice-oriented Theology

open access: greenInternational Journal of Practical Theology, 2014
The article claims that PT needs to change as a discipline in three directions. First, we cannot longer lump every person in our category of religion based on the normative conceptions of our own (Christian) religion. We need criteria to distinguish between normal experiences, spiritual experience and religious experience.
Christiaan A. M. Hermans
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‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth’: What do science and faith have to do with youth ministry?

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
Dating back to medieval times, and some would contend even ancient biblical times, scholars of the faith have made significant contributions to scientific discovery.
Shantelle Weber, Brandon Weber
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Pentecostal preaching and Christology: An empirical study

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2023
Preaching is an important part of congregational worship in various church traditions globally. Through the years, there has been vast literature on preaching but not much about the phenomenon as it happens specifically in the Assemblies of God (Back to ...
Motsepe L. Mogoane   +2 more
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Blessings or curses? The contribution of the blesser phenomenon to gender-based violence and intimate partner violence

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2021
This article examines the blesser phenomenon in South Africa, which gained rapid popularity in 2016. A large body of research exists that reveals that transactional sex is a significant theme within the phenomenon of blesser and blessee relationships ...
Brent V. Frieslaar, Maake Masango
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Expressive therapy in contextual pastoral care and counselling

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2020
From the early 1970s, and especially since South Africa became a democratic state under the governance of the African National Congress in 1994, many voices have called for decolonising the programs presented at universities. With this article, we as the
Amanda L. du Plessis, Gert Breed
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Decolonising the Church for Sustainable Development in Africa [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology
African ecclesiology and development have been highly influenced by the way White Missionaries Christianised Africa. Since Africa regained its independence, progressive scholarly attention was given to the decolonisation discourse, but ecclesial mission ...
Kimion Tagwirei (PhD, Practical Theology)
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Some homiletical perspectives for the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa

open access: yesHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2022
This article explores Professor T.F.J. Dreyer’s definition for preaching that he developed for preaching in the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa (NRCA) three decades ago.
Hein Delport, Johann-Albrecht Meylahn
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Why practical theology must go public [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This is the author's post-print pdf version of an article published in Practical Theology. The article can be found at http://essential.metapress.com/content/122841/This journal article makes the case for a strong affinity between pastoral studies and ...
Elaine Graham   +3 more
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