{"product_id":"companion-to-practical-theolog-paperback","title":"Companion to Practical Theolog - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBonnie J. Miller-McLemore\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.6 x 6.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42721347764287,"sku":"9781118724095","price":108.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fab3f661a4d6f4fd9a70ca401f1b163c.webp?v=1765092048","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/companion-to-practical-theolog-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}