The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology

Informationen zum Autor Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore 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 Feminist and Womanist Pastoral Theology (1999) and an upcoming collection of essays, Christian Theology in Practice: Discovering a Discipline (2012). Klappentext Through a series of essays contributed by leading experts in the field, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology 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.* The first comprehensive reference work to provide a survey, description and analysis of practical theology as an area of study* A range of leading scholars in the field provide original contributions on the major areas, issues, and figures in practical theology* Reviews an extensive range of methods for studying theology in practice, along with sub-disciplines in theological education such as pastoral care and preaching* Covers developments in the discipline in a range of global contexts and distinct Christian traditions* Shows how practical theology is relevant to everyday life Zusammenfassung Through a series of essays contributed by leading experts in the field, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Notes on Contributors xi Introduction: The Contributions of Practical Theology 1 Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore Part I Way of Life: Shaping Faith among Believers in Home and Society 21 1 Suffering 23 Pamela Cooper-White 2 Healing 32 Susan J. Dunlap 3 Playing 42 Jaco Hamman 4 Eating 51 Dorothy C. Bass 5 Loving 61 Herbert Anderson 6 Consuming 70 Katherine Turpin 7 Blessing 80 Christian Scharen Part II Method: Studying Theology in Practice in Library and Field 89 8 Case Study Method 91 Daniel S. Schipani 9 Psychological Theory 102 Lee H. Butler, Jr. 10 Hermeneutical Theory 112 Sally A. Brown 11 Quantitative Method 123 Hans Schilderman 12 Congregational Studies 133 James R. Nieman 13 Ritual Theory 143 Edward Foley 14 Social Policy 153 Pamela D. Couture 15 The Use of Scripture 163 Paul Ballard 16 Poetics 173 Heather Walton 17 Emancipatory Theory and Method 183 Nancy J. Ramsay 18 Feminist Theory 193 Elaine Graham 19 Womanist Theory 204 Evelyn L. Parker 20 Narrative Approaches 214 R. Ruard Ganzevoort 21 Ethnography 224 Mary Clark Moschella 22 Participatory Action Research 234 Elizabeth Conde-Frazier 23 Theories of Practice 244 Ted A. Smith 24 Action Theories 255 Robert Mager Part III Curriculum: Educating for Ministry and Faith in Classroom, Congregation, and Community 267 25 Pastoral Care 269 Barbara McClure 26 Homiletics 279 John S. McClure 27 Worship 289 Don E. Saliers 28 Religious Education 299 Carol Lakey Hess 29 Religious Leadership 308 Michael Jinkins <...

List of contents

Notes on Contributors xi
 
Introduction: The Contributions of Practical Theology 1
Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
 
Part I Way of Life: Shaping Faith among Believers in Home and Society 21
 
1 Suffering 23
Pamela Cooper-White
 
2 Healing 32
Susan J. Dunlap
 
3 Playing 42
Jaco Hamman
 
4 Eating 51
Dorothy C. Bass
 
5 Loving 61
Herbert Anderson
 
6 Consuming 70
Katherine Turpin
 
7 Blessing 80
Christian Scharen
 
Part II Method: Studying Theology in Practice in Library and Field 89
 
8 Case Study Method 91
Daniel S. Schipani
 
9 Psychological Theory 102
Lee H. Butler, Jr.
 
10 Hermeneutical Theory 112
Sally A. Brown
 
11 Quantitative Method 123
Hans Schilderman
 
12 Congregational Studies 133
James R. Nieman
 
13 Ritual Theory 143
Edward Foley
 
14 Social Policy 153
Pamela D. Couture
 
15 The Use of Scripture 163
Paul Ballard
 
16 Poetics 173
Heather Walton
 
17 Emancipatory Theory and Method 183
Nancy J. Ramsay
 
18 Feminist Theory 193
Elaine Graham
 
19 Womanist Theory 204
Evelyn L. Parker
 
20 Narrative Approaches 214
R. Ruard Ganzevoort
 
21 Ethnography 224
Mary Clark Moschella
 
22 Participatory Action Research 234
Elizabeth Conde-Frazier
 
23 Theories of Practice 244
Ted A. Smith
 
24 Action Theories 255
Robert Mager
 
Part III Curriculum: Educating for Ministry and Faith in Classroom, Congregation, and Community 267
 
25 Pastoral Care 269
Barbara McClure
 
26 Homiletics 279
John S. McClure
 
27 Worship 289
Don E. Saliers
 
28 Religious Education 299
Carol Lakey Hess
 
29 Religious Leadership 308
Michael Jinkins
 
30 Evangelism 318
Jeffery L. Tribble, Sr.
 
31 Spirituality 328
Claire E. Wolfteich
 
32 Ethics 337
Miguel A. De La Torre
 
33 Contextual Education 347
Emily Click
 
34 Systematic Theology 357
Mary McClintock Fulkerson
 
35 Historical Theology 367
James M. Brandt
 
36 Biblical Theology 377
Michael Joseph Brown
 
37 Integration in Theological Education 386
Kathleen A. Cahalan
 
Part IV Discipline: Defining History and Context in Guild and Global Setting 397
 
Section 1: Issues, Contexts, and Perspectives 399
 
38 Race and Racism 401
Dale P. Andrews
 
39 Gender, Sexism, and Heterosexism 412
Jeanne Hoeft
 
40 Globalization, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism 422
Melinda McGarrah Sharp
 
41 Economics, Class, and Classism 432
Joyce Ann Mercer
 
42 Disability, Ableism, and Disablism 443
John Swinton
 
43 Religious Pluralism and Christian-Centrism 452
Kathleen J. Greider
 
Section 2: Global Developments 463
 
44 Continental Europe 465
Friedrich Schweitzer
 
45 Britain 475
Zoë Bennett
 
46 French Canada 485
Solange Lefebvre
 
47 The United States 495
Richard R. Osmer
 
48 South Africa 505
Jaco S. Dreyer
 
49 West Africa 515
Daisy N. Nwachuku
 
50 Brazil 525
Valburga Schmiedt Streck
 
51 South Korea 534
Meerha Hahn
 
52 Australia and Oceania 544
Gerard V. Hall
 
Section 3: Traditions 555
 
53 Mainline Protestantism 557
Gordon S. Mikoski
 
54 Roman Catholicism 567
Lynn Bridgers
 
55 Protestant Evangelicalism 577
Charles J. Scalise
 
56 Pentecostalism 587
Mark J. Cartledge
 
Index of Subjects 596
 
Index of Names 619

Report

"The first comprehensive reference work to provide a survey, description and analysis of practical theology as an area of study." (Native American Encyclopedia, 20 December 2013)
 
"This Companion 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." (Regent's Reviews, 2012)
 
"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." (Homiletic Journal, 2012)
 
"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." (Choice, 2012)

Product details

• Authors: Bonnie J Miller McLemore, Miller-McLemore, Bonnie J. Miller-Mclemore
• Assisted by: Bonni J Miller-McLemore (Editor), Bonnie J Miller-McLemore (Editor), Bonnie J. Miller-Mclemore (Editor), Miller-McLemore Bonnie J. (Editor)
• Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publishers Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.12.2013
• EAN: 9781118724095
• ISBN: 978-1-118-72409-5
• Dimensions: 172 mm x 246 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion; Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion; Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion; Blackwell Companions to Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Theologie, Theology, Religion & Theology, Religion u. Theologie