Kirche - Diakonie - und...?

Although the relationship between the church and diakonia, and vice versa, is repeatedly addressed in individual studies, particularly with a focus on specific application fields, it remains a largely undiscussed issue on a theological and interdisciplinary meta-level. From this perspective, the volume has great potential to make an important structural contribution to the field of Practical Theology. How does the much-discussed relationship between church and diakonia manifest in the current societal challenges, and what perspectives can be newly discovered in mutual learning and development processes? The contributions in this volume examine facets of this relationship from different angles in both history and the present. They focus not primarily on problems and competition, but on potentials and creative new approaches. This opens up an interdisciplinary approach to theoretical fundamental questions, practical-theological discourses, empirical and practical access to church and diakonia, as well as dialogues between tradition and new developments.