Theology as Science: A Response to Theology as Queen and Psychology as Handmaid

In response to Porter\u27s article, Theology as Queen and Psychology as Handmaid, three criteria are offered for theology as science. A scientific theology must be open to new discovery, it requires a community, and it is available for practical application. In addition to the benefits offered by Porter, viewing theology as science can promote practical helping efforts within the church

Why practical theology must go public

This is the author's post-print pdf version of an article published in Practical Theology. The article can be found at http://essential.metapress.com/content/122841/This journal article makes the case for a strong affinity between pastoral studies and practical theology as conceived in the UK and the emerging field of public theology

God\u27s human speech: a practical theology of proclamation

Bartow, Charles L. God\u27s human speech: a practical theology of proclamation. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1997

Formation and reflection: the promise of practical theology

Reviewed Book: Mudge, Lewis Seymour. Formation and reflection: the promise of practical theology. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1987

The Theology of Reconciliation as a Contemporary Political Theology: The Present State of the Balkan Region and Its Possible Outcomes

The article aims not only to give an insight into the theological premises of the problem of reconciliation, but it also suggests the practical implementation of this theology within the body of the public policies of the countries of the West Balkans. I have tried to clarify elementary terms inherent in both post-conflict and contemporary theology, especially prominent within the theology of reconciliation which revolves around searching for possible solutions for a lasting and a viable peace. The theology of reconciliation should not remain within the scope of academic speculation, but it should be implemented by religious organizations as a means for conveying their ethical and religious norms in the contemporary world

Meaning in the margins: postcolonial feminist methodologies in practical theology

This paper troubles research approaches in practical theology by exploring how attention to lived experiences of marginalization in postcolonial feminist theologies shapes theological methodologies. Drawing on the work of Walter Mignolo and Marcella Althaus-Reid, the margins are explored as epistemological and material sites that shape theological knowledge production. The complex intersections of experiences and identities of lives on the margins require a resistance to taxonomic or technical theological methodologies. As discussed by Mayra Rivera and Ada María Isasi-Díaz, the margins are not sites of deprivation, but of critical praxis, so theological methodology must be attentive to everyday experiences of the margins. The paper highlights where postcolonial feminist theologies add to practical theology about poetics by attending to making meaning. The paper concludes by reflecting on academic engagement with postcolonial feminist theology and the lived experiences of the margins

Bennett\u27s Using the Bible in practical theology: Historical and contemporary perspectives (Book Review)

Bennett, Z. (2014). Using the Bible in practical theology: Historical and contemporary perspectives. New York: Routledge. 160 pp. $31.96. ISBN 978147245622

Living in to its Name and Living up to its Legacy: The public practical theology of KAIROS

KAIROS Canada looks hopefully towards the emerging challenges of continuing public practical theology in a pluralistic, post-apology time and place