Missiology as a theological and academic discipline

Missiology is a relatively young discipline in the faculty of theology and has often found its place in combination with other disciplines. The first part of the article offers an overview on missiology. Historically mission studies have been identified as pragmatical. But missiology has a history...

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Main Author: Peter PENNER
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Language:English
Published: Eastern European Instute of Theology 2018-08-01
Series:Богословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя
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Online Access:http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/article/view/141173
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description Missiology is a relatively young discipline in the faculty of theology and has often found its place in combination with other disciplines. The first part of the article offers an overview on missiology. Historically mission studies have been identified as pragmatical. But missiology has a history of academic research and claims an important role in theology. Today missiology offers different methodological approaches and a hermeneutical lens. But it also uses methods from other disciplines, especially as part of interdisciplinary studies. The second part of the article shows exemplary how missiology, on the one hand, applies methods, for example, from practical theology. But as one main ingredient in missiology, the contextual lens expands research in missiology beyond practical theology, as presented in the praxis cycle of Kritzinger. Missiology offers, in combination with other theological disciplines, similar possibilities and provides new perspectives in theological research.
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spelling doaj-art-de762732b2b54a72a41d9bcf84c4d25e2025-08-20T03:47:06ZengEastern European Instute of TheologyБогословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя2789-15692789-15772018-08-012110.29357/2521-179X.2018.21.14Missiology as a theological and academic disciplinePeter PENNER Missiology is a relatively young discipline in the faculty of theology and has often found its place in combination with other disciplines. The first part of the article offers an overview on missiology. Historically mission studies have been identified as pragmatical. But missiology has a history of academic research and claims an important role in theology. Today missiology offers different methodological approaches and a hermeneutical lens. But it also uses methods from other disciplines, especially as part of interdisciplinary studies. The second part of the article shows exemplary how missiology, on the one hand, applies methods, for example, from practical theology. But as one main ingredient in missiology, the contextual lens expands research in missiology beyond practical theology, as presented in the praxis cycle of Kritzinger. Missiology offers, in combination with other theological disciplines, similar possibilities and provides new perspectives in theological research. http://reflections.eeit-edu.info/article/view/141173missionmissiologymissiological researchpractical theologycontextinterdisciplinary studies
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Missiology as a theological and academic discipline
Богословські роздуми: Східноєвропейський журнал богословʼя
mission
missiology
missiological research
practical theology
context
interdisciplinary studies
title Missiology as a theological and academic discipline
title_full Missiology as a theological and academic discipline
title_fullStr Missiology as a theological and academic discipline
title_full_unstemmed Missiology as a theological and academic discipline
title_short Missiology as a theological and academic discipline
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topic mission
missiology
missiological research
practical theology
context
interdisciplinary studies
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