In diaconal studies a paradigm shift from "care" to "participation" has taken place. The omnipresent use of "participation" derives from the socio-political progress perspectives based on human rights approaches, e.g. in diaconal practical work. However, a specific theological approach is missing. The article illustrates "participation" as a central theological term and argues for defining it as a mutual process of giving and taking. Participation is fundamentally active and should not be misunderstood as a passive product. A specific diaconal way of talking about "participation" is founded in God's gift of Christ.

Enthalten in:
Kerygma und Dogma; 2021/2 Zeitschrift für theologische Forschung und kirchliche Lehre (2021)

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Serie / Reihe: Kerygma und Dogma

Personen: Schmidt, Markus

Schlagwörter: Theologie Gnade Partizipation Diakoniewissenschaft