Abstract
This Supplementum reflects the challenge of integrating theory and practice in theological education and beyond. The starting point of our discussion was an international conference on “Integrating theory and praxis in theological education”, hosted by GBFE at Forum Wiedenest, near Cologne, Germany, from 25 to 26 August 2020. GBFE is a network for research and higher education in Europe (www.gbfe.eu). The conference partner was the University of South Africa, Pretoria (www.unisa.ac.za). The occasion of the conference was the celebration of 20 years of partnership between the two institutions.
Highlights
Http://journals.ufs.ac.za/index.php/at © Creative Commons With Attribution (CC-BY). This Supplementum reflects the challenge of integrating theory and practice in theological education and beyond
The occasion of the conference was the celebration of 20 years of partnership between the two institutions. Issues and topics such as the contextuality of theology, empirical research and empirical theology, as well as the proper relation of action and reflection have been at the core of these 20 years of collaboration
It was the intention of the conference to bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines related to the Christian faith and theology, in order to reflect on issues pertinent to the relation and the integration of theory and praxis in academic research, writing and teaching
Summary
This Supplementum reflects the challenge of integrating theory and practice in theological education and beyond. Issues and topics such as the contextuality of theology, empirical research and empirical theology, as well as the proper relation of action and reflection have been at the core of these 20 years of collaboration. It was the intention of the conference to bring together scholars from a variety of disciplines related to the Christian faith and theology, in order to reflect on issues pertinent to the relation and the integration of theory and praxis in academic research, writing and teaching.
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