Practical theology and the humanities

Practical theology could be enriched by a more intentional and pervasive engagement with the humanities. Practical theology and its constituent disciplines should add interdisciplinary interface with literature, the arts, music, anthropology, and history to an already robust commitment to the social sciences. It seems to me that those in our field who have emphasized the […]

Practical Theology and aesthetics

This will be the first in a series of posts from members of the APT executive committee over the next few months. Over time, we hope that other practical theologians will join us in the conversation! I have often thought that practical theology is a modernist enterprise that functions primarily under the auspices of Kant’s […]

APT Biennial meeting update

APT Biennial meeting update: The next APT biennial meeting will take place in April, 2012 at Princeton Theological Seminary. The theme will be “Practical Theology and Sacred Texts.” Watch for further developments!

Membership Complete

All of our current paid members have been ported over from the old APT website. For security reasons everyone will need to reset their password before gaining access to the member’s area.  Just click here and type in your user name or email and a new password will be emailed to you (if the system […]

Welcome

Welcome to the new website for the Association of Practical Theology.  Over the next few weeks we will be bringing over content and functions from our previous website.  Please pardon our “digital dust” as we make these changes.