At the University of Pretoria the author, a practical theologian, experiences a fruitful soil for the development of an interdisciplinary process. He referred to concrete examples of cooperation, but used the article to reflect on best practices for the interdisciplinary dialogue. He came to the conclusion that it probably made more sense to talk of Practical-theological alternatives rather tha...

Neoliberalism is an anti-utopian and kind of patron–client theory that threatens not only the human utopian thought, therefore praxis, but also ‘ conditio humana ’. Therefore, this threat challenges current visions praxis in contextual theologies. From a dialogue between traditions present Latin American liberation theology black theology, particularly from renewed understanding relationships t...

This article explores the state of the art in theories of special divine action by means of a study of the Divine Action Project (DAP) co-sponsored by the Vatican Observatory and the Center for Theology and the Natural Sciences in Berkeley. The basic aim is to introduce the DAP and to summarize its results, especially as these were compiled in the final “capstone” meeting of the DAP, and drawin...

This article introduces a series of articles analysing the current state theology and inquiring about possibilities renewed theological culture (not least within secular societies). It places theology, more precisely, conditions possible renewal thereof, in several fields tension. Paradigmatic for societies is tension between natural sciences. argued that sciences cultivate different modes reas...