Loading…

Practical Theology: An Introduction is unavailable, but you can change that!

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...

Gerkin’s portrait of pastors (and congregational leaders) as interpretive guides builds on these developments in contemporary hermeneutic philosophy. Three tasks of interpretation emerge in his writings, which are portrayed along the lines of a dialogue. 1. Guiding the congregation as a community of interpretation. Gerkin portrays humans as interpretive beings, who are socialized into an already-interpreted world. Within the web
Page 24
Buy this book at Logos.com