The Wiley–Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology

Notes on Contributors xi
<p>Introduction: The Contributions of Practical Theology 1<br /> Bonnie J. Miller–McLemore</p>
<p>Part I Way of Life: Shaping Faith among Believers in Home and Society 21</p>
<p>1 Suffering 23<br /> Pamela Cooper–White</p>
<p>2 Healing 32<br /> Susan J. Dunlap</p>
<p>3 Playing 42<br /> Jaco Hamman</p>
<p>4 Eating 51<br /> Dorothy C. Bass</p>
<p>5 Loving 61<br /> Herbert Anderson</p>
<p>6 Consuming 70<br /> Katherine Turpin</p>
<p>7 Blessing 80<br /> Christian Scharen</p>
<p>Part II Method: Studying Theology in Practice in Library and Field 89</p>
<p>8 Case Study Method 91<br /> Daniel S. Schipani</p>
<p>9 Psychological Theory 102<br /> Lee H. Butler, Jr.</p>
<p>10 Hermeneutical Theory 112<br /> Sally A. Brown</p>
<p>11 Quantitative Method 123<br /> Hans Schilderman</p>
<p>12 Congregational Studies 133<br /> James R. Nieman</p>
<p>13 Ritual Theory 143<br /> Edward Foley</p>
<p>14 Social Policy 153<br /> Pamela D. Couture</p>
<p>15 The Use of Scripture 163<br /> Paul Ballard</p>
<p>16 Poetics 173<br /> Heather Walton</p>
<p>17 Emancipatory Theory and Method 183<br /> Nancy J. Ramsay</p>
<p>18 Feminist Theory 193<br /> Elaine Graham</p>
<p>19 Womanist Theory 204<br /> Evelyn L. Parker</p>
<p>20 Narrative Approaches 214<br /> R. Ruard Ganzevoort</p>
<p>21 Ethnography 224<br /> Mary Clark Moschella</p>
<p>22 Participatory Action Research 234<br /> Elizabeth Conde–Frazier</p>
<p>23 Theories of Practice 244<br /> Ted A. Smith</p>
<p>24 Action Theories 255<br /> Robert Mager</p>
<p>Part III Curriculum: Educating for Ministry and Faith in Classroom, Congregation, and Community 267</p>
<p>25 Pastoral Care 269<br /> Barbara McClure</p>
<p>26 Homiletics 279<br /> John S. McClure</p>
<p>27 Worship 289<br /> Don E. Saliers</p>
<p>28 Religious Education 299<br /> Carol Lakey Hess</p>
<p>29 Religious Leadership 308<br /> Michael Jinkins</p>
<p>30 Evangelism 318<br /> Jeffery L. Tribble, Sr.</p>
<p>31 Spirituality 328<br /> Claire E. Wolfteich</p>
<p>32 Ethics 337<br /> Miguel A. De La Torre</p>
<p>33 Contextual Education 347<br /> Emily Click</p>
<p>34 Systematic Theology 357<br /> Mary McClintock Fulkerson</p>
<p>35 Historical Theology 367<br /> James M. Brandt</p>
<p>36 Biblical Theology 377<br /> Michael Joseph Brown</p>
<p>37 Integration in Theological Education 386<br /> Kathleen A. Cahalan</p>
<p>Part IV Discipline: Defi ning History and Context in Guild and Global Setting&nbsp;397</p>
<p>Section 1:&nbsp;Issues, Contexts, and Perspectives 399</p>
<p>38 Race and Racism 401<br /> Dale P. Andrews</p>
<p>39 Gender, Sexism, and Heterosexism 412<br /> Jeanne Hoeft</p>
<p>40 Globalization, Colonialism, and Postcolonialism 422<br /> Melinda McGarrah Sharp</p>
<p>41 Economics, Class, and Classism 432<br /> Joyce Ann Mercer</p>
<p>42 Disability, Ableism, and Disablism 443<br /> John Swinton</p>
<p>43 Religious Pluralism and Christian–Centrism 452<br /> Kathleen J. Greider</p>
<p>Section 2:&nbsp;Global Developments&nbsp;463</p>
<p>44 Continental Europe 465<br /> Friedrich Schweitzer</p>
<p>45 Britain 475<br /> Zo&euml; Bennett</p>
<p>46 French Canada 485<br /> Solange Lefebvre</p>
<p>47 The United States 495<br /> Richard R. Osmer</p>
<p>48 South Africa 505<br /> Jaco S. Dreyer</p>
<p>49 West Africa 515<br /> Daisy N. Nwachuku</p>
<p>50 Brazil 525<br /> Valburga Schmiedt Streck</p>
<p>51 South Korea 534<br /> Meerha Hahn</p>
<p>52 Australia and Oceania 544<br /> Gerard V. Hall</p>
<p>Section 3:&nbsp;Traditions&nbsp;555</p>
<p>53 Mainline Protestantism 557<br /> Gordon S. Mikoski</p>
<p>54 Roman Catholicism 567<br /> Lynn Bridgers</p>
<p>55 Protestant Evangelicalism 577<br /> Charles J. Scalise</p>
<p>56 Pentecostalism 587<br /> Mark J. Cartledge</p>
<p>Index of Subjects 596</p>
<p>Index of Names 619</p>