Overture to Practical Theology (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781498283021)

""In Overture to Practical Theology, Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner takes a new route to introduce theology students and others to the field of practical theology. Although she is certainly aware of relatively recent efforts to show the academic credentials of practical theology through careful definition (citing that of David Tracy), analysis of components, and linkages to other disciplines within and without the overall framework of theology, she proceeds by means of a double analogy, rather than abstract academic precision, to illumine practical theology. Actual case studies also helpfully illumine aspects of her work."" From the Foreword by James N. Lapsley. The book examines biblical foundations, historical roots, and current manifestations of social justice ministry. Stevenseon-Moessner shows how practical theology addresses racism, sexism, violence, anti-Semitism, ecological imbalance, and life at the margins of society--the vexing issues of today's ministry.

Author: Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner
ISBN-10: 1498283020
ISBN-13: 9781498283021
Publisher: Cascade Books
Language: English
Published: 11/10/2016
Pages: 124
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.30d