The rites of Aassage (Kasualien) have emerged as one of the main topics in research of German practical theology in the last years. Many people, not - only church members, show a keen interest in them and are participating in them. These rites seem to be a good example for contextualization of Christian religion. But as a closer look reveals, there are as many, problems in the history of this issue, e.g. the undefined object and the changing perspectives of research, as in the pastoral practise today. Therefore the author tried to construct a stable framework for the most important rites of Aassage following the ecumenical method of contextualization as it was published in the Nairobi Statement of the Lutheran World Federation. A theory of Christian rites of passage is developed on the basis of baptism. Finally, some examples are presented how to interprete and shape rites of passage.

Enthalten in:
Theologische Literaturzeitung; 2005/9 Monatsschrift für das gesamte Gebiet der Theologie und Religionswissenschaft (2005)

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Serie / Reihe: Theologische Literaturzeitung

Personen: Grethlein, Christian

Schlagwörter: Evangelium Theorie Religionswissenschaft Praktische Theologie Kasualien Tauferinnerung