AAR Session: P17-202

Association of Practical Theology

Theme: Pressing Domains for Theological Field Education
Evelyn Parker, Southern Methodist University, Presiding
Saturday – 1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Room Assignment: McCormack Place West-183A (Convention Center)

Part I: Culture, Gender, and Sexuality in Ecclesial Contexts

Diane Maloney, Loyola University, Chicago
Kate Lassiter, Loyola University, Chicago
Mary Froehle, Loyola University, Chicago
Encounters of a Sexual Nature: Theological Formation, Religious Diversity, and Field Education
Seung Hae Yoo-Hess, Emory University
Korean Women’s Loss of Authentic Selves in the Church: Developing an Indigenous Practical Theology for Transformation

Part II: Seeing the “Field” Beyond the Local Congregation

Mimi Kiser, Emory University
John Blevins, Emory University
Esther Mombo, St. Paul’s University, Kenya
Negotiating Differences: Why Theology is Important for Interdisciplinary Field Placements in Global Contexts
Sabinus Okechukwu Iweadighi, University of Vienna
Pastoral Migration and Its Cultural and Pastoral Challenges in the Contemporary Era