{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-practical-theology-isbn-9781118724095","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough a series of essays contributed by leading experts in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e presents an introduction to practical theology as a major area of Christian study and practice, including an overview of its key developments, themes, methods, and future directions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe first comprehensive reference work to provide a survey, description and analysis of practical theology as an area of study\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA range of leading scholars in the field provide original contributions on the major areas, issues, and figures in practical theology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReviews an extensive range of methods for studying theology in practice, along with sub-disciplines in theological education such as pastoral care and preaching\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers developments in the discipline in a range of global contexts and distinct Christian traditions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eShows how practical theology is relevant to everyday life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Notes on Contributors xi  \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: The Contributions of Practical Theology 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBonnie J. Miller-McLemore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Way of Life: Shaping Faith among Believers in Home and Society 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Suffering 23\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePamela Cooper-White\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Healing 32\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan J. Dunlap\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Playing 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJaco Hamman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Eating 51\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDorothy C. Bass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Loving 61\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHerbert Anderson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Consuming 70\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine Turpin\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Blessing 80\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristian Scharen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Method: Studying Theology in Practice in Library and Field 89\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Case Study Method 91\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel S. Schipani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Psychological Theory 102\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLee H. Butler, Jr\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Hermeneutical Theory 112\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSally A. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Quantitative Method 123\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHans Schilderman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Congregational Studies 133\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames R. Nieman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ritual Theory 143\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEdward Foley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Social Policy 153\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePamela D. Couture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Use of Scripture 163\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePaul Ballard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Poetics 173\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHeather Walton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Emancipatory Theory and Method 183\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eNancy J. Ramsay\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Feminist Theory 193\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElaine Graham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Womanist Theory 204\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEvelyn L. Parker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Narrative Approaches 214\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eR. Ruard Ganzevoort\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Ethnography 224\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Clark Moschella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Participatory Action Research 234\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Conde-Frazier\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Theories of Practice 244\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTed A. Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Action Theories 255\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Mager\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Curriculum: Educating for Ministry and Faith in Classroom, Congregation, and Community 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Pastoral Care 269\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBarbara McClure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Homiletics 279\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn S. McClure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 Worship 289\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDon E. Saliers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 Religious Education 299\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCarol Lakey Hess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Religious Leadership 308\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Jinkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Evangelism 318\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeffery L. Tribble, Sr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Spirituality 328\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClaire E. Wolfteich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 Ethics 337\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMiguel A. De La Torre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 Contextual Education 347\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eEmily Click\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Systematic Theology 357\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary McClintock Fulkerson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Historical Theology 367\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJames M. Brandt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Biblical Theology 377\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMichael Joseph Brown\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37 Integration in Theological Education 386\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen A. Cahalan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Discipline: Defining History and Context in Guild and Global Setting 397\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 1: Issues, Contexts, and Perspectives 399\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38 Race and Racism 401\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDale P. Andrews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39 Gender, Sexism, and Heterosexism 412\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJeanne Hoeft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40 Globalization, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism 422\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMelinda McGarrah Sharp\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41 Economics, Class, and Classism 432\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJoyce Ann Mercer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42 Disability, Ableism, and Disablism 443\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Swinton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43 Religious Pluralism and Christian-Centrism 452\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKathleen J. Greider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 2: Global Developments 463\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44 Continental Europe 465\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFriedrich Schweitzer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45 Britain 475\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZoë Bennett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46 French Canada 485\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSolange Lefebvre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47 The United States 495\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard R. Osmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48 South Africa 505\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJaco S. Dreyer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e49 West Africa 515\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaisy N. Nwachuku\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e50 Brazil 525\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eValburga Schmiedt Streck\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e51 South Korea 534\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMeerha Hahn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e52 Australia and Oceania 544\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGerard V. Hall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection 3: Traditions 555\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e53 Mainline Protestantism 557\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eGordon S. Mikoski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e54 Roman Catholicism 567\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynn Bridgers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e55 Protestant Evangelicalism 577\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles J. Scalise\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e56 Pentecostalism 587\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark J. Cartledge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Subjects 596\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of Names 619\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The energy, organization, intelligence, and wisdom of the editor have borne fruit in this very splendid book. It deserves to be widely read and used.”  (\u003ci\u003eReviews Religion \u0026amp; Theology\u003c\/i\u003e, 7 April 2015)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The first comprehensive reference work to provide a survey, description and analysis of practical theology as an area of study.”  (\u003ci\u003eNative American Encyclopedia\u003c\/i\u003e, 20 December 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e has wide scope … and is surely the most definitive definition of what practical theology entails to date … An important addition to the shelves of those who teach practical theology or ministers as well as those engaged in the ministry themselves ... [It] offers a new way of seeing the subject, with sets of essays that are informative, novel, and take theology in new directions.”  (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegent's Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This edited collection is a showcase presenting how contemporary scholarship of practical theology has been developed into a wide concept of practical theology ... For those who are interested in teaching Christian theology from a practical theological perspective, this book will be a useful reference.” (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomiletic Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Miller-McLemore, a leader in the field, has edited an excellent handbook on Christian practical theology.  Though the essays are short, they provide excellent overviews of the various topics and, more important, helpful bibliographies for students who wish to explore certain topics further … Libraries supporting curricula in Christian theology and ministry should acquire this good introduction to the field. It is essential for acquisition for seminary libraries ... Recommended: upper-level undergraduates and above.” (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eBonnie J. Miller-McLemore\u003c\/b\u003e is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Pastoral Theology at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion. Winner of a prestigious Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology award, she is a national and international leader in pastoral and practical theologies and widely recognized for research on families, women, and children. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eFeminist and Womanist Pastoral Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) and an upcoming collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eChristian Theology in Practice: Discovering a Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).  \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e offers a comprehensive introduction to practical theology as a major area of Christian study and practice, including an overview of its key developments, themes, methods, and future directions.   \u003cp\u003eThere has been a remarkable growth in scholarship surrounding practical theology in recent years. Contributions by distinguished theologians from around the world reflect this growth. Their insightful essays clarify the myriad emerging uses and contributions of practical theology, including an expansion of the analysis of practical knowledge and lived religion in ministerial study, in the study of religion and theology, and in the wider public. In a path-breaking move to clarify a complex term, the volume is organized around four distinct meanings of \u003ci\u003epractical theology:\u003c\/i\u003e an\u003ci\u003eactivity\u003c\/i\u003e of believers seeking to sustain a life of reflective faith, \u003ci\u003ea method\u003c\/i\u003e of understanding theology in practice by religious leaders, a \u003ci\u003ecurricular area\u003c\/i\u003e in theological education, and an \u003ci\u003eacademic discipline\u003c\/i\u003e pursued by scholars. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its combined organizational clarity and scholarly authorship, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology\u003c\/i\u003e not only strengthens the discipline of practical theology but gives scholars in other areas and religious leaders in different settings fresh tools to understand the dynamics of theology as a living reality and the knowledge that evolves out of religious practice.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e‘This \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e has wide scope.  It has fifty-six chapters […] and is surely the most definitive definition of what practical theology entails to date […A]n important addition to the shelves of those who teach practical theology or ministers as well as those engaged in the ministry themselves.’—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRegents Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e‘This edited collection is a showcase presenting how contemporary scholarship of practical theology has been developed into a wide concept of practical theology.’—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHomiletic Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990368043237,"sku":"NP9781118724095","price":62.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781118724095.jpg?v=1761787542","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-practical-theology-isbn-9781118724095","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}