Den praktiska teologin som professionsteori
Borgehammar, Stephan LU
(2021)
In Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift
97(1).
p.69-90
- Abstract
- The purpose of this article is to remind Practical Theology in Sweden of its historically given identity and to show that this identity derives from a welldefined encyclopedic context. The point of departure is that theology is a positive science, in the sense used by Friedrich Schleiermacher: a science directed towards a specific goal, which in theology's case is the wellinformed government of the Church. Within theology thus understood, Practical Theology provides professional training by developing pastoral theory. It forms a bridge between on the one hand philosophical and historical theology, and on the other the praxis that theology ultimately serves. Based on this understanding, the article treats four areas of responsibility of... (More)
- The purpose of this article is to remind Practical Theology in Sweden of its historically given identity and to show that this identity derives from a welldefined encyclopedic context. The point of departure is that theology is a positive science, in the sense used by Friedrich Schleiermacher: a science directed towards a specific goal, which in theology's case is the wellinformed government of the Church. Within theology thus understood, Practical Theology provides professional training by developing pastoral theory. It forms a bridge between on the one hand philosophical and historical theology, and on the other the praxis that theology ultimately serves. Based on this understanding, the article treats four areas of responsibility of Practical Theology: students, churches, research, and theological faculties. Its task in relation to students is to teach them to combine various kinds of theological knowledge in theoretical reflection on ecclesial practices. Its task in relation to churches is to provide them with welleducated leaders and useful research. Its task in research is to further the wellbeing of churches without compromising scholarly standards or curtailing academic freedom. Its task in relation to theological faculties, finally, is to contribute to cooperation between subjects by upholding the integrative character of Practical Theology. Methodologically, the article makes use of German Evangelical theology in order to refer Swedish Practical Theology back to its origin and counteract influences that have confused its identity, namely a positivist conception of theology as the scientific study of Christianity, prevalent in Sweden since the early 1970s, and, more recently, the appropriation of the name "Practical Theology" by theologians engaged in critical studies, practice theory, and social activism. (Less)
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Artikeln påminner svensk praktisk teologi om dess historiskt givna identitet samt visar att denna identitet härleds ur ett bestämt encyklopediskt sammanhang. Utgångspunkten för den encyklopediska bestämningen är att akademisk teologi är en i Schleiermachers mening positiv vetenskap, vars uppgift är att främja kyrka och kristendom. I denna positiva vetenskap har den praktiska teologin rollen av professionsteori. Den bildar en brygga mellan å ena sidan filosofisk och historisk teologi, å andra sidan den praxis som teologin ytterst är till för. Utifrån denna utgångspunkt behandlas den praktiska teologins fyra ansvarsområden: studenterna, kyrkorna, forskningen och fakulteten. Uppgiften gentemot studenterna är att lära dem kombinera olika slags... (More)
- Artikeln påminner svensk praktisk teologi om dess historiskt givna identitet samt visar att denna identitet härleds ur ett bestämt encyklopediskt sammanhang. Utgångspunkten för den encyklopediska bestämningen är att akademisk teologi är en i Schleiermachers mening positiv vetenskap, vars uppgift är att främja kyrka och kristendom. I denna positiva vetenskap har den praktiska teologin rollen av professionsteori. Den bildar en brygga mellan å ena sidan filosofisk och historisk teologi, å andra sidan den praxis som teologin ytterst är till för. Utifrån denna utgångspunkt behandlas den praktiska teologins fyra ansvarsområden: studenterna, kyrkorna, forskningen och fakulteten. Uppgiften gentemot studenterna är att lära dem kombinera olika slags teologisk kunskap i teoretisk reflexion över kyrklig praxis. Uppgiften gentemot kyrkorna är att tillhandahålla välutbildade ledare och nyttig forskning. Uppgiften i forskningen är att främja kyrkolivets anpassade gestaltning utan att göra avkall på vetenskaplighet och utan att stävja den akademiska friheten. Uppgiften gentemot teologisk fakultet, slutligen, är att bidra till sammanhållning och samarbete mellan ämnena genom att lära av dem alla och tillämpa dem på praxis.
En rätt förståelse av ämnet understryker dess betydelse för akademi, kyrka och samhälle. De uppfattningar avvisas som mest har bidragit till att fördunkla ämnets identitet, nämligen en positivistisk syn på teologi som kristendomsforskning och, i nyare tid, bruket av termen ”Practical Theology” i sammanhang där teologer ägnar sig åt kritiska studier, praxisteori eller social aktivism. (Less)
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- Praktisk teologi, Practical Theology, Friedrich Schleiermacher, professionsteori
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- 22 pages
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