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Through a series of essays contributed by leading experts in the field, "The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology "presents an introduction to practical theology as a major area of Christian study and practice, including an overview of its key developments, themes, methods, and future directions. The first comprehensive reference work to provide a survey, description and analysis of practical theology as an area of studyA range of leading scholars in the field provide original contributions on the major areas, issues, and figures in practical theologyReviews an extensive range of methods for studying theology in practice, along with sub-disciplines in theological education such as pastoral care and preachingCovers developments in the discipline in a range of global contexts and distinct Christian traditionsShows how practical theology is relevant to everyday life

Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore is E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Professor of Pastoral Theology at Vanderbilt University Divinity School and Graduate Department of Religion. Winner of a prestigious Henry Luce III Fellow in Theology award, she is a national and international leader in pastoral and practical theologies and widely recognized for research on families, women, and children. Her publications include Feminist and Womanist Pastoral Theology (1999) and an upcoming collection of essays, Christian Theology in Practice: Discovering a Discipline (2012).

"It is an essential acquisition for seminary libraries.  Summing Up: Recommended.  Upper-level undergraduates and above"  (Choice, 1 November 2012)

"For those who are interested in teaching Christian theology from a practical theological perspective, this book will be a useful reference, though its relatively high price and encyclopedic length may hinder them from using the book as a class textbook."  (Homiletics, 2012)

"This Companion to Practical Theology (like its sister Companion to Christian Ethics edited by Stanley Hauerwas and Sam Wells), offer a new way of seeing the subject, with sets of Essays that are informative, novel, and take theology in new directions."  (Regent's Reviews, 1 April 2012)

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