TY - JOUR

T1 - Towards a distinct classical Pentecostal method of practical theology

AU - Seager, James

PY - 2023/11

Y1 - 2023/11

N2 - It is notable that few Pentecostals have engaged with the discipline of Practical Theology (PT). Whilst those who have often include a helpful emphasis on pneumatology in their methodological work, they generally do not incorporate a fuller range of Pentecostal nuances beyond pneumatology. This paper seeks to address this by considering how Pentecostal theology can more broadly resource a PT method. This is important because Pentecostalism has its own way of generating knowledge, which emerges from these broader theological distinctives. In doing so, it suggests a step-by-step method, framed around the questions posed by the crowd at Pentecost, and draws from theological ideas present in the Acts 2 narrative. Furthermore, it is characterised by the predisposition of the theologian to seek what Christ and the Spirit are saying or doing in the experience.

AB - It is notable that few Pentecostals have engaged with the discipline of Practical Theology (PT). Whilst those who have often include a helpful emphasis on pneumatology in their methodological work, they generally do not incorporate a fuller range of Pentecostal nuances beyond pneumatology. This paper seeks to address this by considering how Pentecostal theology can more broadly resource a PT method. This is important because Pentecostalism has its own way of generating knowledge, which emerges from these broader theological distinctives. In doing so, it suggests a step-by-step method, framed around the questions posed by the crowd at Pentecost, and draws from theological ideas present in the Acts 2 narrative. Furthermore, it is characterised by the predisposition of the theologian to seek what Christ and the Spirit are saying or doing in the experience.

U2 - 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2261703

DO - 10.1080/1756073X.2023.2261703

M3 - Article

VL - 16

SP - 734

EP - 746

JO - Practical Theology

JF - Practical Theology

SN - 1756-0748

IS - 6

ER -