Doing Local Theology

By: Clemens Sedmak

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Paperback | 4 February 2003

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Presents the construction of "local theologies" as an enterprise that's not just for specialists in theology and ministry. This exciting and practical book promises to become a standard in courses on theological method and foundations of ministry.

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Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Introduction: Waking Up	p. 1
Walking, Talking, Doing Theology	p. 6
Theology: The Why, How, What, Who, and Where	p. 7
A Guiding Image: The Local Theologian as Village Cook	p. 17
Jesus: Teacher of Theology	p. 21
The Local Life of Jesus, the Christ	p. 23
The Authority of Jesus	p. 26
The Pastoral Theology of Jesus	p. 28
Theological Occasions	p. 29
A Theology That Builds Community "As If People Matter"	p. 31
Good Theology	p. 35
A Third Look at Jesus	p. 41
Reappropriating Our Tradition	p. 43
Our Tradition: Asking Questions	p. 44
Rediscovering the Message of Jesus	p. 46
Reappropriating the Theological Tradition	p. 52
Reappropriating the Bible	p. 56
Inspiring Examples	p. 63
Good Theology	p. 69
Theologies and Local Culture	p. 73
Culture as a Local Reality	p. 73
Implicit Theologies	p. 75
"Value Stories"	p. 77
Theology and the Dialogue with Culture	p. 79
Local Language	p. 81
The Filipino Concept of Bahala Na	p. 83
Cultural Games	p. 86
Cultural Stories	p. 90
Local Theologies and the Social Situation	p. 95
Doing Theology within a Particular Social Structure	p. 96
Special Attention to the Poor	p. 98
Theological Eyes and Social Glasses	p. 104
Theological Social Analysis in Practice: Pastoral Letter on Poverty in Alabama (1990)	p. 109
Regional Theological Sketches	p. 111
Little Theologies	p. 119
Little Theologies Are Not Cheap Theology	p. 121
Three Tasks of Little Theologies	p. 125
Constructing Little Theologies	p. 130
The Examined Life	p. 136
Theological Occasions	p. 141
Discovering Theological Occasions: The Art of Looking at Details	p. 144
Ingredients of Little Theologies	p. 146
Working with Images	p. 147
Working with Proverbs	p. 150
Working with Stories and Examples	p. 154
Epilogue: A Culture of Hope	p. 158
Fifty Theses for Doing Local Theology	p. 162
Bibliography	p. 169
Index	p. 179
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