Published: 2021-03-06

Towards pastoral sociology or the relationships of sociology with pastoral theology

Mateusz Tutak
Gdańsk Studies
Section: Artykuły
https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2020-006

Abstract

The Catholic Church, wanting to effectively realize its saving mission, needs reflection that will help adapt methods and forms of pastoral activity to the circumstances of the place and time in which it operates. Pastoral theology responds to this demand by undertaking a space of interdisciplinary research on the current time of the Church's existence. On theological grounds, it is necessary to develop pastoral sociology, whose main goal is to collect and systematize knowledge of general sociology useful in pastoral care and its specific varieties, especially the sociology of religion and sociology of Catholicism. It allows the application of sociological knowledge to a specific area of ​​research regarding pastoral activity and its theological interpretation. Pastoral sociology, however, is not merely interpretative. It also claims the right to use sociological knowledge in establishing norms and principles that will serve the effective development of pastoral activity.

Keywords:

pastoral sociology, pastoral theology, ministry, methodology

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Tutak, M. (2021). Towards pastoral sociology or the relationships of sociology with pastoral theology. Gdańsk Studies, 46, 103–118. https://doi.org/10.26142/stgd-2020-006

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