Using the Bible in Practical Theology: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology)

Bennett, Zoë

ISBN 10: 1409437922 / ISBN 13: 9781409437925

Published by Routledge, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Using the Bible in Practical Theology: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral and Empirical Theology)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1409437922
• ISBN 13: 9781409437925
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Exploring how the Bible may be appropriately used in practical and public theology, this book looks at types of modern practical theology with specific emphasis on the use of the Bible. Bennett juxtaposes the diversity of modern practical theology with the work of leading nineteenth-century public 'theologian', John Ruskin, and then assesses the contribution of this analysis to some modern issues of public importance in which the Bible is used. The final chapter offers a framework for a biblically informed critical practical theology which draws on the writer's experience and invites the readers to engage their own.

About the Author

Zoë Bennett has been Director of Postgraduate Studies in Pastoral Theology at Anglia Ruskin University and the Cambridge Theological Federation, since 2000. She directs an MA programme in Pastoral Theology and a Professional Doctorate Programme in Practical Theology and has written extensively on issues in practical theology in relation to feminism, ecumenism, pedagogy, the Bible, and the work of John Ruskin. She is a Reader in the Church of England.