@stephanjoubert: Tweeting the gospel aphoristically

This contribution focusses on some of the digital theological expressions of Stephan Joubert from an auto-ethnographic angle. Orientating from a practical theology perspective, I have chosen the social media platform Twitter, and more specifically the @stephanjoubert domain, as source to chart some...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:97b1043bef27485a9e7f3ad59d9079e42021-11-24T07:40:40Z@stephanjoubert: Tweeting the gospel aphoristically0259-94222072-805010.4102/hts.v77i4.6697https://doaj.org/article/97b1043bef27485a9e7f3ad59d9079e42021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/6697https://doaj.org/toc/0259-9422https://doaj.org/toc/2072-8050This contribution focusses on some of the digital theological expressions of Stephan Joubert from an auto-ethnographic angle. Orientating from a practical theology perspective, I have chosen the social media platform Twitter, and more specifically the @stephanjoubert domain, as source to chart some significant tweet expressions for the purpose of describing the character and value of an aphoristic theology. In order to do so, I have used some randomly selected tweets of Stephan Joubert, spanning the period 2020–2021, which express aspects of a relevant contemporary ecclesiology. Against the backdrop of the disastrous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as some important dates on the Christian calendar (Easter and Christmas), I specifically emphasise the significance of the formulation of an aphoristic theology using amongst other markers of simplicity, contextuality and relevance. Contribution: I conclude the reflection with some critical-evaluative remarks on the significance of aphoristic expressions for the development of a meaningful contemporary ecclesiology and theology.Jan A. van den BergAOSISarticleaphorismpractical theologyauto-ethnographytwittertweets@stephanjoubertThe BibleBS1-2970Practical TheologyBV1-5099AFENNLHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies , Vol 77, Iss 4, Pp e1-e7 (2021)
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topic aphorism
practical theology
auto-ethnography
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@stephanjoubert
The Bible
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Practical Theology
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The Bible
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Jan A. van den Berg
@stephanjoubert: Tweeting the gospel aphoristically
description This contribution focusses on some of the digital theological expressions of Stephan Joubert from an auto-ethnographic angle. Orientating from a practical theology perspective, I have chosen the social media platform Twitter, and more specifically the @stephanjoubert domain, as source to chart some significant tweet expressions for the purpose of describing the character and value of an aphoristic theology. In order to do so, I have used some randomly selected tweets of Stephan Joubert, spanning the period 2020–2021, which express aspects of a relevant contemporary ecclesiology. Against the backdrop of the disastrous impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as some important dates on the Christian calendar (Easter and Christmas), I specifically emphasise the significance of the formulation of an aphoristic theology using amongst other markers of simplicity, contextuality and relevance. Contribution: I conclude the reflection with some critical-evaluative remarks on the significance of aphoristic expressions for the development of a meaningful contemporary ecclesiology and theology.
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