Christian Leadership as a trans-disciplinary field of study

Verbum et Ecclesia

 
 
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Title Christian Leadership as a trans-disciplinary field of study
 
Creator Kessler, Volker Kretzschmar, Louise
 
Subject Theological (Christian) Ethics, Practical Theology; Christian leadership —
Description The focus of this article is on Christian Leadership as a theological and academic field of study, rather than on the praxis of Christian leadership. We define Christian Leadership and note the varying ecclesial, theological and social contexts within which research in the field of Christian Leadership is conducted. We discuss some trends and areas of interest that emerge from within African and European contexts, especially those of South Africa and Germany. In the article, we show how research in Christian Leadership is linked to other disciplines, both theological and non-theological. Finally, we identify key areas of research and methodological issues relevant to the field of Christian Leadership, particularly in relation to the disciplines of Practical Theology and Theological Ethics. We give special credit to Schleiermacher who defined Practical Theology as the ‘theory of church leadership’.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: Christian leadership is understood as a trans-disciplinary field of study that draws on both theological and other disciplines (such as Management Sciences, Psychology and Sociology). Christian leadership can be pursued as a distinct discipline or a trans-disciplinary field of study, but it cannot be pursued in isolation.
 
Publisher AOSIS
 
Contributor We are both employed full time, Prof L. Kretzschmar at Unisa and Prof V. Kessler at the AcF (Akademie f
Date 2015-04-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion — Theoretical study, based on written sources, mainly books, articles and chapters. We do not include an empirical study.
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Identifier 10.4102/ve.v36i1.1334
 
Source Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 36, No 1 (2015); 8 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982
 
Language eng
 
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Coverage Mainly Europe (especially Germany) and Africa (especially South Africa) Theological studies in Europe and Africa since the 19th century Focuses on Christian leadership as a field of study, especially within the disciplines of Theological Ethics
Rights Copyright (c) 2015 Volker Kessler, Louise Kretzschmar https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
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