The Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology (Blackwell Companions to Religion)

by Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore

Publisher:

John Wiley

, 2014

Overview

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

Key Features

• Presents an introduction to practical theology.
• Reviews an extensive range of methods for studying theology in practice.
• Shows how practical theology is relevant to everyday life.

Praise for the Print Edition

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.

--Reviews Religion & Theology, 7 April 2015

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 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

Product Details

• Title: The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology
• Author: Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore
• Series: Blackwell Companions to Religion
• Publisher: John Wiley
• Print Publication Date: 2014
• Pages: 640
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• ISBNs: 9781118724095, 1118724097
• Resource ID: LLS:WLYBLCKWLLPRCTH
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-12-13T16:35:30Z

About Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore

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).