Constantineanu, Corneliu Theology for Life: Doing Public Theology in Romania. Journal of Humanistic and Social Studies, VIII (2(17)). pp. 97-107. ISSN 2067-6557 (Print), 2247-2371 (Online)
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This paper builds on my previous work, “God in Public: A Prolegomena to Public Theology in the Romanian Context,” where I made an argument for the need of public theology in the Romanian context and offered a brief introduction to the nature of this new field. Now I present several issues that would need attention in a public theology in our context. One such issue, to begin with, is the atrophy of the capacity for dreaming, for envisioning a better world, of the capacity for imagination and hope. Most of people living through the difficult period of a long transition period, with such a high rate of corruption, poverty and uncertainty, have lost any hope for a positive social change. There are no solid institutions and structures in these young democracies and people are really struggling to live a normal life. Similarly, other crucial dimensions of life have been downplayed and so in need to be recovered, such as work, family, civil society, justice, to name just a few. It is argued that a public theology for Romania and for the entire region of Central and Eastern Europe would need to address exactly these kinds of issues: a vision for a better world, Christianity and nation-building, faith and work, faith and society. The paper concludes by pointing to several example of platforms that are very promising for public theology.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | vision ; hope ; prophetic imagination |
| Subjects: | B Mission theology/theory > Contextualization/Inculturation B Mission theology/theory > Public Theology C Types of Christian Ministry > Transformational leadership |
| Divisions: | Central Europe > Romania |
| Depositing User: | Katharina Penner |
| Date Deposited: | 03 Apr 2022 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 03 Apr 2022 08:30 |
| URI: | https://ceeamsprints.osims.org/id/eprint/2552 |
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