Normativity and empirical research in theology / / edited by Johannes A. van der Ven and Michael Scherer-Rath

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784964803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden, The Netherlands ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2005; ©2004
• ISBN: 1-280-91469-6; 9786610914692; 90-474-0432-7; 1-4294-0718-2
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (328 p.)
• Collana: Empirical studies in theology ; ; Volume 10
• Disciplina: 230.072
• Soggetti: Theology - Research; Theology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""CONTENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""PART ONE: EXPLANATION ABOUT NORMATIVITY""; ""Theological Normativity: Ideology or Utopia?: Reflections on the Possible Contribution of Empirical Research""; ""What You See is What You Get. Social Construction and Normativity in Practical Theology""; ""Normative Explanation in Practical Theology""; ""Given through the Senses. A Phenomenological Model of Empirical Theology""; ""Which Normativity and what Kind of Empirical Research?: From Dualism to Multiple Interplays""; ""An Empirical or A Normative Approach to Practical-theological Research?: A False Dilemma""""Personality Theory, Empirical Theology and Normativity""; ""PART TWO: NORMATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF EMPIRICAL RESEARCH""; ""How ""Adult"" is the Religiosity of Adults?: Normative Implications of Empirical Theological Research into Religious Development in the Second Half of Life""; ""Normative Implications of Designing Empirical Research: Family Research and Reflective Theological Normativity""; ""The Position of God Images in the Theoretical Research Model""; ""Normative Claims in Pastoral Ministry Research""""Empirical Research ; in Practical Theology as a Strategy of Intervention""; ""Freedom of Religion as a Meta-norm. Relating Theological and Pedagogical Normativeness in Empirical Research into Religious Education""; ""Empirical Methodology and Normativity""; ""List of Authors""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""