Exploring Pastoral Praxis and Theological Reflection in Social Analysis
Dive into the interconnected realms of pastoral praxis, philosophical and pedagogical roots, theological connections, social analysis, and missiological reflections, emphasizing the transformative power of contextual understanding and action. Engage with critical theories, Freire's educational models, liberation theology concepts, and the importance of interpreted experiences within a theological framework. Delve into the complexities of societal structures through geographic, political, historical, anthropological, economic, and sociological lenses, all while contemplating the church's role in responding to contemporary issues like urban migration.
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Pastoral /Praxis Cycle Experience Spiritu ality Mission Response Social Analysis Theological Reflection
Philosophical Roots Critical Theory Challenge the idea of objectivity reality is shaped by context The idea that philosophy is not about explaining reality but about changing it (Marx) - links into liberation theology and the concept of praxis (action/reflection)
Pedagogical Roots Influence in educational models Freire problem posing education - stressing both context of the learner and the idea of education leading to change transformation.
Theological Connections Bevans there is no such thing as theology only contextual theology. Emergence of theologies that are intentionally contextual and directed towards (envisioning) change. Black/feminist/African/feminist/Liberation
Social Analysis Geographic Political Historical Anthropological Economic Sociological
Theological Reflection Reflection through the central themes of Scripture. (Not proof texting). Kingdom of God
Whose Cycle? Experience Insertion Incarnation Identification Mission Response Social Analysis Theological Reflection
Interpreted experience Experience Missiological Questions Social Analysis Theological Reflection
Our Experience Experience Missiological Response Social Analysis Theological Reflection
In a course Migration Begin through Student experience. Engage students in collecting stories what is the experience of this community Analyse this experience economic social political cultural. Theological reflection Missiological questions How does the church relate to the migrant? What does mission mean in a context of urban migration (is our response informed by reflection and analysis and rooted in a communities experience?
Where do we begin? From Scripture to context From Context to Scripture Is theology reduced to problem solving? Driven by political/social/economic ideology or by a the hope of the Kingdom? On earth as it is in heaven.
