Enzyklopädische Probleme der Praktischen Theologie

English summary: Christian Albrecht contributes five studies to the debate on encyclopedic problems of practical theology. In these studies, he deals with the function, the methodology, the unity, the heuristics and the addressees of practical theology. The subjects dealt with are evocative of some of the considerations as expressed in the scholarly history of practical theology, which can be used as a basis for achievements in current encyclopedic debates as well. The classic...
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English summary: Christian Albrecht contributes five studies to the debate on encyclopedic problems of practical theology. In these studies, he deals with the function, the methodology, the unity, the heuristics and the addressees of practical theology. The subjects dealt with are evocative of some of the considerations as expressed in the scholarly history of practical theology, which can be used as a basis for achievements in current encyclopedic debates as well. The classic observations do not have direct answers to current questions, but they do make it possible to recognize those aspects which enable a deeper understanding of current problems. German description: Zur Debatte um enzyklopadische Probleme der Praktischen Theologie steuert Christian Albrecht funf Studien bei. In ihnen thematisiert er die Aufgabe, die Methode, die Einheit, die Heuristik und die Adressaten der Praktischen Theologie. Dabei erinnern die Studien an einige in der Wissenschaftsgeschichte der Praktischen Theologie artikulierte Erwagungen, von denen auch in den gegenwartigen enzyklopadischen Debatten orientierende Leistungen ausgehen konnen. Die klassischen Uberlegungen halten nicht unmittelbare Antworten auf gegenwartige Fragen bereit, aber sie lassen Gesichtspunkte erkennen, unter denen sich ein vertieftes Verstandnis aktueller Problemstellungen gewinnen lasst.