Taking on Privilege and Oppression in Practical Theology: A Spatial Perspective

Practical theology has a legacy of privilege and oppression. This is a point of departure for Courtney Goto in Taking on Practical Theology. Goto convincingly argues that what counts as practical theological knowledge is shaped by a dominant paradigm that privileges some and marginalizes others. This is particularly obvious in the way practical theologians approach “context,” a key feature of today’s practical theological scholarship. To deal...