Practice, Practice Theory and Theology : : Scandinavian and German Perspectives / / ed. by Kirstine Helboe Johansen, Ulla Schmidt.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
• MitwirkendeR: Afdal, Geir,; Cress, Torsten,; Henriksen, Jan-Olav,; Hillebrandt, Frank,; Johansen, Kirstine Helboe,; Johnsen, Elisabeth Tveito,; Marschner, Line,; Oorschot, Johannes van,; Rystad, Linn Sæbø,; Schmidt, Ulla,
• HerausgeberIn: Johansen, Kirstine Helboe,; Schmidt, Ulla,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Praktische Theologie im Wissenschaftsdiskurs : Practical Theology in the Discourse of the Humanities , 28
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 286 p.)

How might practice theories and engagement with practice contribute to and advance theological study of religion and religious life and practices?This volume explores and discusses how theological engagement with practice, theoretically as well as empirically, might profit from theories of practice developed in disciplines such as philosophy, sociology, education and organisational studies during the recent decades, but so far scarcely employed within theology.In part I, the volume unfolds key components of practice theory, especially as they have more recently been developed within sociological practice theories, reflect on their significance and potential with regard to theology. In part II, these perspectives are employed in the study of concrete religious practices - established as well as experimental religious practices, and collective as well as individual ones.By unfolding connections between theology and practice theories, and reflecting on practice theories' analytical and theoretical potential for theological study of religion, the book will be of interest for any scholar in the study of contemporary religion and practical theology.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Practice in Theology -- Chapter 1 Practice and theology – Topic in dialogue with history -- Chapter 2 Practice, practice theory and theology -- Chapter 3 Practices – viewed from a sociological perspective -- Chapter 4 From empirical to impure theology – Practice as a strong programme -- Chapter 5 Practice and theologising – Considerations on the relationship between empirical studies and normativity -- Chapter 6 Communication of the gospel from a practice theory perspective – Reflecting critically and developing a new understanding in conversation with Christian Grethlein -- Part II Studying Practice as Theology -- Chapter 7 Empirical practical-theological research – Exploring cultural-historical activity theory -- Chapter 8 Preaching at the thresholds – Bakhtinian polyphony in preaching for children -- Chapter 9 Halloween in church – Religious practices in competition -- Chapter 10 Devotion as practice – Doing research on religion with Theodore Schatzki -- Chapter 11 Experiences of church architecture as autonomous religious practice – A case study of the Resurrection Church in Albertslund, Denmark -- Chapter 12 Practising public church – A spatial analysis of a local parish -- Contributors -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects