1st Edition

Practical Theology in Progress Showcasing an emerging discipline

Edited By Nigel Rooms, Zoë Bennett Copyright 2019
208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

Practical Theology has emerged as an important discipline in recent decades, making a major contribution both in the academy and amongst reflective practitioners on the ground. The Journal Practical Theology celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2018 and this book presents ten journal articles chosen from over 180 that were published in that period. Reflecting on the progress the discipline has... Read more

Introduction  1. The Bumbling Pastoral Worker: Theological Reflections on a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Interfaith Project  2. Holy Sofas: Transformational Encounters between Evangelical Christians and Post-Christendom Urban Communities  3. Reflections on Autistic Love: What Does Love Look Like?  4. Autism and Love: Learning What Love Looks Like—a Response  5. Values-based Reflective Practice: A Method Developed in Scotland for Spiritual Care Practitioners  6. Terrorism: An Incarnational Response – An Interview with Andrew Pratt  7. Seeking Wisdom in Practical Theology: Phronesis, Poetics and Everyday Life  8. Living Baptismally: Nurturing a Spirituality for Priestly Wellbeing  9. Contemporary Christian Dream Interpretation: Awakening the Interest of Practical Theologians  10. Practical Theology and the Common Good—Why the Bible is Essential  11. Bodies and Behaviours: A Study of Body Image in Adolescent Girls and the Canadian Church

Biography

Nigel Rooms is the current editor of Practical Theology. He is an Anglican priest, consultant, researcher, author and spiritual director working in the fields of cultural change towards mission in local churches, contextual theology and spirituality.



Zoë Bennett is the Director of Postgraduate Studies in Pastoral Theology for the Cambridge Theological Federation and Anglia Ruskin University. She was the first editor of Practical Theology from its beginning in 2008.