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Practical theology : an introduction / Richard R. Osmer.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: x, 246 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780802817655
  • 0802817653
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 253 22
LOC classification:
  • BV3 .O86 2008
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  • COPYRIGHT: covered - CIU has obtained rights for you to copy and share this title in electronic or print format with students, faculty, and staff.
Contents:
Introduction: Four tasks of practical theology -- The descriptive-empirical task : priestly listening -- The interpretive task : sagely wisdom -- The normative task : prophetic discernment -- The pragmatic task : servant leadership -- Epilogue: Teaching practical theology in schools of theology.
Summary: Every church congregation encounters challenging situations, some the same the world over, and others specific to each church. Richard Osmer here seeks to teach congregational leaders - including, but not limited to, clergy - the requisite knowledge and skills to meet such situations with sensitivity and creativity. Osmer develops a framework for practical theological interpretation in congregations by focusing on four key questions: What is going on in a given context? Why is this going on? What ought to be going on? and How might the leader shape the context to better embody Christian witness and mission?--from publisher's description.
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Introduction: Four tasks of practical theology -- The descriptive-empirical task : priestly listening -- The interpretive task : sagely wisdom -- The normative task : prophetic discernment -- The pragmatic task : servant leadership -- Epilogue: Teaching practical theology in schools of theology.

Every church congregation encounters challenging situations, some the same the world over, and others specific to each church. Richard Osmer here seeks to teach congregational leaders - including, but not limited to, clergy - the requisite knowledge and skills to meet such situations with sensitivity and creativity. Osmer develops a framework for practical theological interpretation in congregations by focusing on four key questions: What is going on in a given context? Why is this going on? What ought to be going on? and How might the leader shape the context to better embody Christian witness and mission?--from publisher's description.

COPYRIGHT: covered - CIU has obtained rights for you to copy and share this title in electronic or print format with students, faculty, and staff.

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