Opening the Field of Practical Theology: An Introduction

by Kathleen A. Cahalan (Editor), Gordon S. Mikoski (Editor), Joyce Ann Mercer (Contributor)

Opening the Field of Practical Theology introduces students to practical theology through an examination of fifteen different approaches—ranging from feminist to liberationist, Roman Catholic to evangelical, Asian American to Latino/a. After an introduction to the field of practical theology and its broad range of practice today, the book features chapters written by leading experts in the discipline. Each chapter has an identical structure to facilitate comparison, covering historical context, key features and figures, norms and sources of authority, theory-practice, contexts, interdisciplinary considerations, areas of current and future research, and suggested readings.Opening the Field of Practical Theology is an ideal introduction to the field, highlighting the diverse ways practical theology is engaged today.

Genres: Theology

541 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Diana Hayes · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good and very useful introduction to practical theology. Chapter 7 is misleading as well as disappointing however as it istitled Feminist and Womanist PT but is really only about feminist practical theology and addresses womanist PT only glancingly.

[Nancy Devlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Required textbook for masters in theology class.