Abstract
The Department of Practical Theology (Sec A): The ‘De Wet era’ and subsequent years The Department of Practical Theology (Sec A) at the University of Pretoria was established in 1968 when Professor J I de Wet was appointed head of the Department. He held this position until his death in 1983. He can thus be depicted as the ‘father’ of Practical Theology within the Faculty. This paper is an attempt to identify his viewpoints and to trace his influence in the academic and ecclesiastic spheres. The results show that he can be described as a practical theologian who stood for the preservation of the theological character of this discipline, based on biblical principals. He rejected the ‘gesellschaft’ as theoretical basis for Practical Theology. Trends since his death in 1983 will also be identified.
Highlights
The Department of Practical Theology (Sec A) at the University of P retoria was established in 1968 when Professor J 1 de Wet was appointed head of the D epart ment
This paper is an attempt to iden tify his viewpoints and to trace his influence in the aca demic and ecclesiastic spheres
The results show that he can be described as a practical theologian who stood for the preservation of the theological character of this discipline, based on biblical principals
Summary
Jacobus Ignatius de Wet was ’n invloedryke en kleurryke figuur in die Hervormde Kerk, maar het nederig gebly. Hierdie siening van die teologies-kritiese metode as enigste metode wat vir die Praktiese Teologie aanvaarbaar is, het die voordeel dat die suiwer teologiese karakter van die vak altyd behoue sal bly. Ter wille van die behoud van die teoiogiese karakter van die Praktiese Teologie, wat De Wet tereg in sy teologies-kritiese metode bepleit, sal met fyner nuanses in ’n metodologiese mo del as laaste fase gei'nkorporeer moet word. Sy Waarheid, soos dit neerslag gevind het en betuig is in menslike ervaringe in die Skrif, vanuit die vraagstelling van ’n nuwe praktykteorie, ontworstel moet word...Slegs wanneer die metodologiese model ook vir hierdie teologiese kriterium voorsiening maak, kan die Praktiese Teologie teorieë vorm wat nog binne die ruimte van die teologie op erkenning kan aandring. Dan kan Praktiese Teologie in die besonder, maar ook al die ander teoiogiese dissipiines, nie verval in teoiogiese en akademiese gimnastiek nie; dan word sy resultate en uitsprake geloofsuitsprake ten dienste van die kerk
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