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“教区长的酷儿：牧师的非异性恋生活形式的教牧神学相关性”研究了酷儿（此处：酷儿=偏离异性恋规范要求）牧师在培训和职业生活中与生活形式相关的经历之间的相互关系在我们的背景下，“身份工作”最初可以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。 C. 斯威夫特。据观察，有大量牧师不按照基督教生活方式的规范生活，即迄今为止在神学和教会中传播的异性婚姻。由于他们的生活方式，他们或多或少自愿离开教区事工（参见 Swift 2014, 155f.），迄今为止，尚未对德国牧师进行相应的研究表明。在培训和教区事工中具有非异性恋生命形式的牧师尤其面临向自己和他人证明其生活方式合理性的挑战，因此，该项目的重点是生命形式的多元化是否以及如何形成的问题。牧师的传记，对反思和行动的神学实践产生了影响：牧师的个人神学以及教牧神学的自我关注和自我理解该项目有两个子项目的研究：实证。研究项目（由研究助理完成），通过定性访谈（专家访谈）收集数据，通过文献方法评估并反映在教牧神学中，部分访谈将在第二个子项目（项目经理）中编辑和发布。访谈集的一部分以及专家论文，将“生命形式”主题引入实用神学研讨会和国际会议确保该主题转移到国际和跨学科的科学话语中定期和最新的应用。通过社交媒体贡献对该项目的影响(SHK1+2) 旨在向公众传达该项目及其研究结果。