Queer in the rectory: the pastoral-theological relevance of non-heteronormative life forms of pastors

教区长的酷儿：牧师的非异性恋生活方式的教牧神学相关性

• 批准号: 455792703
• 负责人: Professor Dr. Traugott Roser
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Seminar für Praktische Theologie und Religionspädagogik
• 依托单位国家: 德国
• 项目类别: Research Grants
• 资助国家: 德国
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gepris.dfg.de/gepris/projekt/455792703?language=en
• 关键词: Queer; rectory; pastoral; theological; relevance

The research project "Queer in the rectory: the pastoral-theological relevance of non-heteronormative life forms of pastors" studies interrelations between life-form-related experiences of queer (here: queer = deviating from heteronormative requirements) pastors in training and professional life, and pastoral identity work. In our context “identity work“ can initially be understood as a lifelong process of theological reflection and pastoral action. Starting point for the project is, among others, a British study done by C. Swift. It was observed that a remarkably large number of pastors who do not live according to the norms of Christian lifestyle, i. e. heterosexual marriage, which have been propagated in theology and church up to now, took a position within health care chaplaincy (and other functions) after they left parish ministry more or less voluntarily due to their lifestyle (cf. Swift 2014, 155f.). To date, no corresponding studies have been carried out for Germany. Informal conversations with pastors indicate that pastors with non-heterosexual life forms in training and in the parish ministry are particularly challenged to justify their lifestyle to themselves and to others. Accordingly, the project focuses on the question of whether and how the pluralization of life forms, which has taken shape in pastors' biographies, has had an impact on theological practice of reflection and action: individual theology of pastors as well as pastoral-theological self-regard and self-understanding. The project has two arms of research in two sub-projects: in an empirical research project (done by research assistant), data are collected by qualitative interviews (expert interviews), evaluated by documentary method and reflected on in pastoral theology. Parts of the interviews will be edited and published in the second sub-project (project manager) as part of an interview volume together with expert essays, introducing the topic “life forms” to Practical Theology. A workshop and an international conference ensure the transfer of the topic into the international and interdisciplinary scientific discourse. A regular and up-to-date application of the project through social media contributions (SHK1 + 2) aims to transfer the project and its findings to the public.

研究项目“教区中的酷儿：牧师非异性恋规范生活形式的牧养神学相关性”研究酷儿牧师在培训和职业生活中与生活形式相关的经历与牧养身份工作之间的相互关系。在我们的背景下，“身份工作”最初可以被理解为神学反思和牧灵行动的终身过程。该项目的起点是英国的一项研究，由C。斯威夫特据观察，有相当多的牧师不按照基督教的生活方式，即规范生活。e.异性恋婚姻一直在神学和教会中得到宣传，直到现在，当他们由于生活方式而或多或少自愿地离开教区牧师职位后，他们才在医疗保健牧师（和其他职能）中占有一席之地（参见Swift 2014，155 f.）。迄今为止，尚未对德国进行相应的研究。与牧师的非正式谈话表明，在培训和教区事工中，非异性恋生活形式的牧师特别难以向自己和他人证明他们的生活方式。因此，该项目的重点问题是，在牧师传记中形成的生命形式的多元化是否以及如何对反思和行动的神学实践产生影响：牧师的个人神学以及牧师神学的自我关注和自我理解。该项目有两个研究分支，分为两个子项目：在实证研究项目（由研究助理完成）中，通过定性访谈（专家访谈）收集数据，通过文献方法进行评估，并在牧灵神学中进行反思。部分访谈将被编辑并在第二个子项目（项目经理）中出版，作为访谈卷的一部分，与专家论文一起，将“生命形式”这一主题引入实践神学。一个讲习班和一个国际会议确保将这一专题纳入国际和跨学科科学讨论。通过社交媒体贡献（SHK 1 + 2）定期和最新地应用该项目，旨在向公众传播该项目及其成果。