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 titled “Who Can ‘Afford’ Practical Theology? On ‘Opening’ and ‘Closing’ the Field.” The paper was part of a panel discussing the new book Opening the Field of Practical Theology (Rowman and Littlefield, 2014), edited by Dr. Kathleen Cahalan (St. John’s Collegeville) and Dr. Gordon Mikoski (Princeton Theology Seminary). In that book, I wrote a chapter on “Postmodern Practical Theology” and co-authored, with Dr. Turpin, a chapter on “White Practical Theology.” I share my paper here for those interested in these questions about the field.
Tom Beaudoin, Fordham University, New York City
AAR 2014 Beaudoin
Assistant Professor of Religion and Society – Boston University School of Theology
September 6, 2023
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