Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology
About the Book Series
Theological reflection on the church’s practice is now recognised as a significant element in theological studies in the academy and seminary. Routledge's series in practical, pastoral and empirical theology seeks to foster this resurgence of interest and encourage new developments in practical and applied aspects of theology worldwide. This timely series draws together a wide range of disciplinary approaches and empirical studies to embrace contemporary developments including: the expansion of research in empirical theology, psychological theology, ministry studies, public theology, Christian education and faith development; key issues of contemporary society such as health, ethics and the environment; and more traditional areas of concern such as pastoral care and counselling.
Theological Perspectives on a Surveillance Society: Watching and Being Watched
1st Edition
By Eric Stoddart
September 08, 2016
This book looks at contemporary surveillance practices and ideologies from a Christian theological perspective. Surveillance studies is an emerging, inter-disciplinary field that brings together scholars from sociology, criminology, political studies, computing and information studies, cultural ...
Hospital Chaplaincy in the Twenty-first Century: The Crisis of Spiritual Care on the NHS
2nd Edition
By Christopher Swift
March 31, 2016
The place of religion in public life continues to be a much-debated topic in Western nations. This book charts the changing role of hospital chaplains and examines through detailed case studies the realities of practice and the political debates which either threaten or sustain the service. This ...
Using the Bible in Practical Theology: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
1st Edition
By Zoë Bennett
March 23, 2016
Exploring how the Bible may be appropriately used in practical and public theology, this book looks at types of modern practical theology with specific emphasis on the use of the Bible. Bennett juxtaposes the diversity of modern practical theology with the work of leading nineteenth-century public ...
Congregational Hermeneutics: How Do We Read?
1st Edition
By Andrew P. Rogers
February 04, 2016
Despite many churches claiming that the Bible is highly significant for their doctrine and practice, questions about how we read the Bible are rarely made explicit. Based on ethnographic research in English churches, Congregational Hermeneutics explores this dissonance and moves beyond descriptions...
Saving Face: Enfacement, Shame, Theology
1st Edition
By Stephen Pattison
August 30, 2013
Faces are all around us and fundamentally shape both everyday experience and our understanding of people. To lose face is to be alienated and experience shame, to be enfaced is to enjoy the fullness of life. In theology as in many other disciplines faces, as both physical phenomena and symbols, ...
Military Chaplaincy in Contention: Chaplains, Churches and the Morality of Conflict
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrew Todd
May 23, 2013
Chaplaincy highlights the need for faith and society to re-engage with vital moral questions. Military chaplains continue to operate within the dynamic tension between faith communities, the armed services and society, offering a distinct moral presence and contribution. Drawing the reader into the...
Exploring Ordinary Theology: Everyday Christian Believing and the Church
1st Edition
Edited
By Jeff Astley, Leslie J. Francis
March 13, 2013
'Ordinary theology' characterizes the reflective God-talk of the great majority of churchgoers, and others who remain largely untouched by the assumptions, concepts and arguments that academic theology takes for granted. Jeff Astley coined the phrase in his innovative study, Ordinary Theology: ...
Asylum-Seeking, Migration and Church
1st Edition
By Susanna Snyder
October 26, 2012
Asylum-Seeking, Migration and Church addresses one of the most pressing issues confronting contemporary society. How are we to engage with migrants? Drawing on studies of church engagement with asylum seekers in the UK and critical immigration and refugee issues in North America, Snyder presents an...
The Ecclesial Canopy: Faith, Hope, Charity
1st Edition
By Martyn Percy
May 24, 2012
Seeking to dynamically alter the way that theologians, ecclesiologists, students of religion and ministers look at the relationship between church and society, this book takes religion, politics and society as basic categories and explores how oft-overlooked issues are in fact highly significant ...
Theological Foundations for Collaborative Ministry
1st Edition
By Stephen Pickard
October 28, 2009
This book examines the theological foundations of a collaborative approach to Christian ministry. The discovery that Christians are members 'one of another' creates energy and joy in ministry and empowers the Church in an age of mission. Outlining the present challenges for ministry, Stephen ...
Theology without Words: Theology in the Deaf Community
1st Edition
By Wayne Morris
August 28, 2008
This book is a study of a Christian theology without words, focussing on theology in the Deaf Community. Deaf people's first and preferred method of communication is not English or any other spoken language, but British Sign Language - a language that cannot be written down. Deaf people of faith ...
Reconstructing Practical Theology: The Impact of Globalization
1st Edition
By John Reader
July 28, 2008
This book argues that the discipline of practical theology needs to be re-shaped in the light of the impact of various influences created through the encounter with globalization. Essential to this is an engagement with the insights of other disciplines, e.g. sociology, politics, economics and ...