New directions in practical theology

The Centre Interfaces opened in 1997 on the campus of Namur University College. It was meant to be a centre for research, training and projects at the crossroad of different approaches and institutions. At present, three sections are operative at the Centre: pedagogy, social philosophy and theology. The basic issue of the theological section is concerned with the place of Christianity in a social environment where religion does not play a founding role nor act as a reference. Theology at the Centre Interfaces can be characterized by three main orientations. First, it is being practiced in a secular and interdisciplinary setting. Second, the theological work done at the centre - its modalities and substance - is linked with a set of partners deliberately chosen. Third, the theology being done at the Centre can be called "itinerant theology".