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WHDL - 00021036

Reformed theology in the Philippine setting: a study on the contextualization practice of Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Laurence Gatawa

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Reformed Theology is a type of Protestant persuasion as distinct from that of the Lutheran, Wesleyan, Pentecostal, and others of Protestant traditional roots. If this. particular theology has to be transplanted to another locality of different cultural milieu, it requires the adjustment of the social foundation of the theology and the social makeup of the new society. This becomes the basis of theological contextualization dealt within this study. In this paper, the educational practice of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary, the herald of Reformed Theology, is examined with regards to theological contextualization. The problem set forth herein are the following: (1) To what extent is contextualization of the Reformed Theology considered significant by selected faculty, students, and alumni of PTS? (2) To what extent do the selected faculty, students, and alumni of PTS respond to (accept/not accept) the suggested ideal indicators of theological contextualization in the Philippine setting? (3) To what extent do the selected faculty, students, and alumni of PTS perceive the indicators as demonstrated or exhibited in the actual situation? (4) Is there any relationship between the accepted indicators and the perceived demonstration or exhibition of these indicators in actual situations by the selected faculty, students, and alumni of PTS? By approaching this work both sociologically and theologically, and with the use of data from survey questionnaire and literary works, PTS” practice of theological contextualization is considered highly significant. A further result of the study indicates that PTS highly accept a majority of the suggested ideal indicators of theological contextualization for the Philippine setting. However, PTS seems to moderately exhibit a number of the suggested indicators of theological contextualization. Moreover, it 1s observed that PTS highly exhibits some of the indicators that are highly accepted, but that there are also several highly accepted indicators that PTS hardly exhibits. This means that PTS is showing signs of contextualizing Reformed Theology in the Philippine setting, but not as contextualized as it should be. From the study, the indicators that elicit a high level of acceptance can become starting points in the development of criteria for evaluating how Reformed Theology should be contextualized in the Philippine soil. Ina similar way, the perceived weakness can become beginning points for implementing reforms in the contextualization of Reformed Theology in the Philippine setting.

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Publish Year: 1999

Subject Index

KeywordsTheological contextualization, Presbyterian Theological Seminary, Reformed Theology, contextualization of Reformed Theology in the Philippine setting

Degree AwardedMaster of Arts in Religious Education

Awarding InstitutionAsia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary

Committee MembersFloyd T. Cunningham, Carol B. Herrmann, Hitoshi Fukue, Lourdes G. Manaois

Supervisor or ChairWilfredo A. Manaois

Peer Reviewed?No

Place of PublicationPhilippines

Pages119 pages

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Masters of Arts in Religious Education

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Religion - Christianity
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This collection contains the theses in fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts in Religious Education at Asia-Pacific Nazarene Theological Seminary.