Original scientific paper
Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Work in the Thought of Segio Lanza
Alojzije Čondić
; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split
Abstract
Roman theologian Sergio Lanza (1945-2012) is with good reason included in contemporary pastoral theologians, because he, by his responsible and fruitful theological-pastoral research, essentially contributed to scientific positioning of pastoral theology and to a more appropriate postulate of pastoral work. Having thoroughly studied the historical development of pastoral theology and many relevant pastoral theologians, Sergio Lanza redefines the pastoral theology and offers a new paradigm for church work. Since the scientific and pastoral work of Sergio Lanza is extensive, the author focuses only on some important issues. First, he discusses his approach to the subject and method of pastoral theology, the relationship between theory and practice and principle of the Incarnation. Then, he presents the hermeneutics of theology of church work with reference to traditional pastoral work and contemporary orientation of pastoral ad intra and ad extra. In addition, he presents Lanza’s understanding of togetherness and parish communion and finally discusses the subject of the pastoral of culture and new evangelization.
Keywords
pastoral; pastoral theology; church work; parish community; culture; new evangelization
Hrčak ID:
127460
URI
Publication date:
26.9.2014.
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