Pastoral and Practical Theology

How Do We Access the Spiritual?

Posted on 18 July 201623 December 2016 by James Woodward

How Do We Access The Spiritual Edited by Jonathan Pye, Peter Sedgwick and Andrew Todd, Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2015; 280 pages; £19.99 I review this book (the second week of July 2016) when two particular conversations were at the forefront of my mind. The first was the smooth transition between Cameron and May into 10 […]

Performing Pastoral Care

Posted on 10 June 201621 December 2016 by James Woodward

Making the case for the relevance of pastoral care today, this book explores the role of pastoral care through the prism of music. Using musical analogies, the author provides a new way of understanding and practising pastoral care, grounded in practical theology. Challenging overemphasis on mission, he shows that pastoral care remains essential to the […]

Writing Methods in Theological Reflection

Posted on 10 November 201523 December 2016 by James Woodward

Writing Methods in Theological Reflection Heather Walton, London: SCM Press, 2014 Most readers of this journal will be book collectors. They are necessary tools of our trade as teachers, seekers after wisdom, researchers and writers. Having recently moved house the task of downsizing a library is certainly a demanding judgement. For example it was relatively […]

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How Do We Access the Spiritual?

Performing Pastoral Care

Writing Methods in Theological Reflection