Dr. Joyce Ann Mercer, President of The Association of Practical Theology, recently shared the following letter with APT membership. The letter details highlights of 2016 and events to note for 2017 and 2018, including APT at AAR, November 18-21, 2017, and the APT Biennial Meeting, April 13-15, 2018. We hope you’ll read more and mark […]
Finding Deep Solidarity: At the Intersection of Faith and Work Friday April 21, 12:30-2:00p, Roundtable Discussion Saturday, April 22, 10:00am-12pm, Community Workshop on faith, work and deep solidarity involving us, our neighbors, BU folks, faith and labor leaders, and leaders for Black lives All events are free and open to the public and held at the BU […]
The Center for Practical Theology is thrilled to share that Co-Director Dr. Claire Wolfteich has published, along with co-editor Annemie Dillen, Catholic Approaches in Practical Theology: International and Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Here is more from publisher Peeters-Levuen:
In this blog series, STH Practical Theology doctoral students from the Fall 2016 Practical Theology Proseminar share insights from their final, collaborative project, “Taking on the Paradigm at BU School of Theology — Lived “Symptoms” of Epistemology and Practice.” Dan Hauge is the author of this second series post discussing some initial findings and areas for […]
John Swinton and Harriet Mowat’s 2006 Practical Theology and Qualitative Research is a well-known resource on practical theology bibliographies. This updated second edition includes one new chapter and an appendix exploring themes related to analysis. Below, you can read the beginning of Jane M. Curry’s review of this second edition. Be sure to visit the Reading Religion website for […]
The Center for Practical Theology and the School of Theology Dean’s Office were delighted to welcome Professor Nicola Slee to the School of Theology in February. Professor Slee is Director of Research at The Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education and Professor of Feminist Practical Theology (the Queen’s chair) at The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. At her lecture “Seeking the […]
In this blog series, STH Practical Theology doctoral students from the Fall 2016 Practical Theology Proseminar share insights from their final, collaborative project, “Taking on the Paradigm at BU School of Theology — Lived “Symptoms” of Epistemology and Practice.” Dan Hauge is the author of this first post introducing the project and detailing the researchers’ methodology, […]
The School of Theology Dean’s Office and The Center for Practical Theology invite you to a lecture and discussion with Dr. Nicola Slee on the topic of “The Christa Project: Seeking the Risen Christa. The event will be held on Thursday, February 16th from 4-5:20pm in Room 325 at Boston University School of Theology. Dr. Slee is […]
When a pastor faces closing a church, what are the toughest challenges? How do these challenges affect the pastor’s level of stress and well-being? Can respectful relationships within the congregation and with colleagues in a denomination’s middle administrative body (judicatory) buffer stress? How can the diverse ways individuals navigate these changing relationships expand a sociological […]
Union Presbyterian Seminary (UPSem) invites applications and nominations for a full-time faculty position as Director of the Global Mission Center for Christian Education and (Professor) of Christian Education to serve primarily on our Richmond, Virginia campus beginning August 1, 2017.