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In die Skriflig
On-line version ISSN 2305-0853
Print version ISSN 1018-6441
Abstract
BREED, Gert. Metatheoretical assumptions in scientific pastoral-theological research regarding child and youth ministry. In Skriflig (Online) [online]. 2013, vol.47, n.1, pp.273-283. ISSN 2305-0853.
This article is part of a research project on the metatheoretical assumptions in Practical Theology. The first part of this series gives the theoretical foundation for the view on reality-, hermeneutical- and scientific-theoretical approaches to the research field. The second part focuses on the effect that these assumptions will have on the scientific research of the various subject groups in Practical Theology. This article describes the scientific approach to the research field of child and youth ministry. This research article describes the personal metatheoretical perspective from which the subject area is approached, and it gives account of the view on reality with which the research field of Youth Ministry is studied; of the foundation on which the hermeneutical viewpoint is built, to attain an understanding and a founded relationship between the elements that are applicable in child and youth ministry; and finally, the scientific theoretical approach to the research field in a justified manner.