'Divine' Lessons in 'Ordinary' Music
Practical theologian Christian Scharen has written compellingly of the theological significance of popular music in many books. His writing about U2 came to mind as I watched this recent video (below) of Bono singing “Every Breaking Wave” recently in Dublin to a (comparatively, for U2) modest crowd. Scharen has argued that U2 is compelling in […]
Less Than a Week to Register for APT Biennial
“Live, Move, and Have Being: Migration and Practical Theology” is the theme of our Biennial Conference, from April 8-10 at Fordham University and the UN Church Center. Advance registration closes in less than a week. We have snow today in NYC, but hopefully we will be tasting springtime by the time our Biennial arrives. Registration […]
Theology and the Arts: Engaging Faith — now in paperback
We are happy to share that APT member Alan Smith’s book, Theology and the Arts: Engaging Faith, co-authored with Ruth Illman, is now out in paperback from Routledge. “This book brings the emerging fields of practical theology and theology of the arts into a dialogue beyond the bias of modern systematic and constructive theology. The […]
Call for Papers: Religious Education and Racism
[click title of this post for link] The January-February 2017 issue of Religious Education seeks papers for a special issue critically exploring religious education in relation to race, racism, and anti-racism. More information is here.
Updated Biennial Conference Schedule + Register Soon! + Promo Video
The latest APT 2016 Biennial Conference schedule is now available, offering the most full picture yet of the conference weekend. Only two weeks left for advance registration for the conference, including access to the conference ‘extras’: http://www.fordham.edu/info/25061/2016_apt_conference Also, have you seen our conference promo video? The link is here.
A Global Catalogue for Practical Theology Teaching Resources?
As I was preparing to write another entry here about a book I have found helpful in class, teaching as I do in a school that draws students from around the world, it occurred to me that every day, thousands of practical theologians around the world are teaching and learning, having chosen to employ–or having […]
Announcing a New Book: Courtney Goto, _The Grace of Playing_
We are happy to announce the publication of APT member Courtney Goto’s book, The Grace of Playing: Pedagogies for Leaning Into God’s New Creation (Wipf and Stock, 2016). You can find more information about The Grace of Playing at the publisher’s website here: http://wipfandstock.com/the-grace-of-playing.html
Three Weeks to Register + Book Table at Biennial
Just three weeks left to register online for the APT Biennial Conference in New York City — April 8-10. http://www.fordham.edu/info/25061/2016_apt_conference Just announced: We will have a(n unstaffed) book table on the Saturday of the conference. Please bring a copy of your book(s) for the table that you would like colleagues to see. Tom Beaudoin, Fordham […]
"Preparing Transformative Leaders for the Religions and the Practice of Peace Domain"
[click title of this post to see video] From Harvard Divinity School, 2015:
"Valuing the Study of Religion" with Practical Theology
From Thomas A. Tweed’s Presidential Address, “Valuing the Study of Religion,” at the 2015 American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting — much of which relates more or less directly to different ways of proceeding in practical theology today, inviting further conversation with and among practical theologians: Below, I’ve excerpted a few sentences that seem relevant […]