Association of Practical Theology Biennial Meeting to be Held at BU

bridgeBoston University’s School of Theology will host the Association of Practical Theology’s Biennial Conference this year.  The meeting will be held from April 9-11, 2010.

The conference will explore the following questions:

  • What are the possibilities and limitations of the relationship between practical theologians and faith communities, particularly given the robust multiplicity of faith identities and practices within churches as well as in the larger culture?
  • How might the discipline of practical theology critically assess and incorporate the wisdom of pluralistic faith communities and religious leaders in a mutually informing process of research and teaching?

To register, visit http://www.practicaltheology.org/

For questions, email reedhg@bu.edu.

The Celtic Way of Evangelism, by George Hunter

August 3rd, 2015

Book review submitted by Christopher B. James, Ph.D. Candidate in Practical Theology, Concentrations: Evangelism and Church & Society. Review originally appeared on jesusdust.com

Moral, Believing Animals, by Christian Smith

August 3rd, 2015

Book review submitted by Christopher B. James, Ph.D. Candidate in Practical Theology, Concentrations: Evangelism and Church & Society. Review originally appeared on jesusdust.com

American Evangelicalism, by Christian Smith

August 3rd, 2015

Book review submitted by Christopher B. James, Ph.D. Candidate in Practical Theology, Concentrations: Evangelism and Church & Society. Review originally appeared on jesusdust.com

Everything Must Change, by Brian McClaren

August 3rd, 2015

Book review submitted by Christopher B. James, Ph.D. Candidate in Practical Theology, Concentrations: Evangelism and Church & Society. Review originally appeared on jesusdust.com

Planting Missional Churches, by Ed Stetzer

August 3rd, 2015

Book review submitted by Christopher B. James, Ph.D. Candidate in Practical Theology, Concentrations: Evangelism and Church & Society. Review originally appeared on jesusdust.com

Organic Church, by Neil Cole

August 3rd, 2015

Book review submitted by Christopher B. James, Ph.D. Candidate in Practical Theology, Concentrations: Evangelism and Church & Society. Review originally appeared on jesusdust.com

Mission-Shaped Church

August 3rd, 2015

Book review submitted by Christopher B. James, Ph.D. Candidate in Practical Theology, Concentrations: Evangelism and Church & Society. Review originally appeared on jesusdust.com Part 1 - Summary: http://www.jesusdust.com/2012/09/mission-shaped-church-summary.html Part 2 - Book Review: http://www.jesusdust.com/2012/10/mission-shaped-church-2-book-review.html

Practical Theology: A New Approach, by Marcel Viau

August 3rd, 2015

Review by Francisca Ireland-Verwoerd Marcel Viau is a Roman Catholic practical theologian who has taught primarily in his native Canada and most recently in Fribourg, Switzerland. The rise of practical theology in the Roman Catholic tradition is directly related to the Second Vatican Council with its emphasis on the work of... More

Sharing Faith, by Thomas Groome

August 3rd, 2015

Review by Francisca Ireland-Verwoerd INTRODUCTION TO THE AUTHOR Dr. Thomas Groome is Professor of Theology and Religious Education at Boston College. His main research and teaching interests are religious education (history, theory and practice), pastoral ministry and practical theology. Groome has written numerous books on religious education, some of which are widely... More