Consensus and Conflict: Practical Theology for Congregations in the Work of Richard R. Osmer
Ebook
Most students of practical theology recognize Richard R. Osmer as the originator of the "consensus model" of practical theology, one of the most accessible and widely used models of practical theological reflection in the world. Yet Osmer's influence extends beyond practical theological method. Over his long career, his writing and teaching spanned Christian education, youth ministry, spirituality, and evangelism as well, giving each of these congregational practices new theological substance. A pastor as well as a scholar at heart, Osmer writes with the American congregation in mind, insisting on making theology central to every Christian practice. Consensus and Conflict traces Osmer's multi-faceted intellectual career from his days as seminarian through his professoriate at Princeton Theological Seminary and his role in the founding of the International Academy of Practical Theology. These themes unfold against the backdrop of ecclesial change that Osmer barely anticipated as a young pastor in New England and western North Carolina. The contributors to this volume bear witness to Osmer's indebtedness to social sciences, theologians like Moltmann and Barth, his wide range of interests ranging from confirmation to redemptive agriculture to church planting, and his deep hope that the theological disciplines will play a more vital role in practical theology's future. Contributors: Bo Karen Lee Richard R. Osmer Shin-Guen Jang Kyoo Min Lee Thomas Hastings Angela Reed Jessicah Duckworth Theresa Latini Nathan Stuckynathan Drew Dyson: Gordon Mikosk Darrell Guder
“Ever intent to integrate theology and Christian living, Rick
Osmer has been a pathfinder for the rest of us in Practical
Theology. This fine collection of essays by leading scholars is a
fitting testimony to his rich and varied contributions across the
years.”
—Thomas Groome, Boston College, author of Faith for the
Heart
“Rick Osmer’s teaching ministry has profoundly impacted both church
and academy in the discipline of Practical Theology and well
beyond. In this delightful collection of essays, colleagues and
friends celebrate his contribution to Christian witness and
education, while honoring a professor whose giftedness will
continue to bless future generations of scholarly evangelists in
pulpit, pew, and classroom.”
—Ross Lockhart, St. Andrew’s Hall & The Vancouver School of
Theology
Product Details
- Title : Consensus and Conflict: Practical Theology for Congregations in the Work of Richard R. Osmer
- Authors:
- Dean, Kenda Creasy
- Bertrand, Blair D.
- Publisher: Cascade Books
- Publication Date: 2019
- ISBN: 9781532653681
Kenda Creasy Dean is the Mary D. Synnott Professor of
Youth, Church and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, and
the author of Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers
is Telling the American Church (2010). Blair Bertrand is
a lecturer and teacher at Zomba Theological College, Zomba, Malawi
and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Canada.
Amanda Hontz Drury is Associate Professor of Practical
Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University, and is the author of
Saying Is Believing: The Necessity of Testimony in Adolescent
Spiritual Development (2015). Andrew Root is the Carrie
Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther
Seminary, and the author of Faith Formation in a Secular Age:
Responding the Church’s Obsession with Youthfulness
(2017).