"Who Can 'Afford' Practical Theology? On 'Opening' and 'Closing' the Field"

Recently, on this blog, Dr. Katherine Turpin inaugurated the idea of sharing what we’re currently thinking about and reading in practical theology. I’ve been thinking about how practical theology ‘works’ and ‘doesn’t work’, for whom, and why. At the recent Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion, in San Diego, I gave a paper […]

Post-AAR and Moving Forward

Thank you to our panelists at our AAR session on training practical theologians for emerging spaces of employment, and a special thank you to Prof. Jaco Hamman (Vanderbilt) for presiding. We have several “next things” on our plate: continued updates on our website; potential further rollout of social media; an email survey of our members; […]

Agenda for APT Business Meeting at American Academy of Religion

Dear APT Members and Friends: Don’t forget about our APT session on Saturday 22 November at the American Academy of Religion in San Diego, California. Toward the end of the session, we will have a short Business Meeting. Below is the Agenda for that meeting. We look forward to seeing everyone there! Tom Beaudoin, APT […]

APT President's Letter 2014

Dear APT Members: Every fall, the APT president sends a letter to the membership with updates about our Association. Below, please find a link to this year’s letter. We look forward to the APT at the American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting in San Diego in November — and beyond! Presidents_Letter_2014