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Church planting in an a-religious, post-socialistic context : a practical theological study with the focus on the Marzahn-Hellersdorf district Of East Berlin, Germany

The point of departure in this dissertation is the situation in the Marzahn-Hellersdorf region of
East-Berlin, where, 17 years after the political turnaround, only three new Christian
communities have established themselves., However it is, known that there have been many
attempts at church planting during these years. In this district there seems to be a high
percentage of people who are resistant towards western theology or ecclesiology respectively.
That is why the focus of the dissertation is on those people who live in an a-religious context
surrounded by post-socialistic influences.
Social scientific approaches and methods have been integrated and utilised as part of this
practical-theological research project. The benefit of this was the developing of aspects of a
practical-theological perspective that could be used for a specific ecclesiology with special
reference to church planting.
Ultimately, three hypotheses have been developed. The implications of these hypotheses
could serve as essential material for prospective church planting efforts in the area. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th. Missiology

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:uir.unisa.ac.za:10500/1270
Date28 February 2007
CreatorsKeller, Stefan, M.Th.
ContributorsTheron, Jacques, Ebeling, Rainer, djagegjj@unisa.ac.za
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeDissertation
Format1 online resource (110 leaves)

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