Practical Theology For Women

Author : Wendy Horger Alsup
Publisher : Crossway
ISBN 13 : 1433521873
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Theology for Women written by Wendy Horger Alsup and published by Crossway. This book was released on 2008-07-07 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to understand the deep things of the Word but been put off by the intimidating vocabulary of theologians? Have you assumed that studying the attributes of God is for seminary students only? Or maybe "just for men"? Have heavy doctrinal themes felt beyond you and your everyday world? If so-if you've ever thought theology was too deep, too impractical, or too irrelevant for your life as a woman-this book is for you. As author Wendy Alsup explores fundamental theological issues you've always wondered about-minus the daunting vocabulary and complex sentence structure of academic tomes-she brings them into real life... into your world... and reveals the heart of true theology. It's really about "simple yet incredibly profound stuff that affects our daily lives," she says. Stuff like faith and gaining a right knowledge of God as the foundation for wise daily living. Alsup writes: "Truly, there is nothing like a good grasp of accurate knowledge about God to enable you to meet the practical demands of your life-the practical demands of being a daughter, mother, wife, sister, or friend." Let Practical Theology for Women show you the everyday difference that knowing God makes.

Author : Nicola Slee
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351871307
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women's Faith Development written by Nicola Slee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-11-18 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presenting a rich account of women's faith lives and, mapping women's meanings in their own right, this book offers an alternative to dominant accounts of faith development which failed to account for women's experience. Drawing on Fowler's faith development theory, feminist models of women's faith and social science methodology, the text explores the patterns and processes of women's faith development and spirituality in a group of thirty women belonging to, or on the edges of, Christian tradition. Integrating practical theological concern with Christian education and pastoral practice, this book will be of interest to all concerned with women's faith development, spirituality, education and formation, and those working in the fields of practical theology, pastoral care, adult theological education, spiritual direction and counselling.

Author : Jaeyeon Lucy Chung
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319695088
Total Pages : 138 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Korean Women, Self-Esteem, and Practical Theology written by Jaeyeon Lucy Chung and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a critical-constructive study of Korean women’s self-esteem from a feminist practical theological perspective. Jaeyeon Lucy Chung recognizes two different and yet related problems: the absence of scholarly work on women’s self-esteem from non-white, non-Western groups in the field of practical theology, and the lack of attention to the low self-esteem prevalent in Korean women’s sociocultural and religious context. Chung employs in-depth interview studies while drawing on theoretical resources of psychology, theology, and cultural studies to develop a relational-communal theory of self-esteem, and a systematic, communal understanding of pastoral care practice. The project offers insights into the life experience of Korean women, especially self-esteem, and it reveals some of the ways self-esteem can be fostered.

Author : Richard R. Osmer
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802817653
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Theology written by Richard R. Osmer and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-07-02 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every church congregation encounters challenging situations, some the same the world over, and others specific to each church. Richard Osmer here seeks to teach congregational leaders -- including, but not limited to, clergy -- the requisite knowledge and skills to meet such situations with sensitivity and creativity. Osmer develops a framework for practical theological interpretation in congregations by focusing on four key questions: What is going on in a given context? Why is this going on? What ought to be going on? and How might the leader shape the context to better embody Christian witness and mission? The book is unique in its attention to interdisciplinary issues and the ways that theological reflection is grounded in the spirituality of leaders. Useful, accessible, and lively -- with lots of specific examples and case studies -- Osmer's Practical Theology effectively equips congregational leaders to guide their communities with theological integrity.

Author : Jennie S Knight
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827210515
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Feminist Mysticism and Images of God written by Jennie S Knight and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2011-02-28 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Feminist theologians often claim that "women's experience" is their starting point. However, most feminist theology is remarkably void of analysis of particular women's experiences of imaging God. In this book, Knight provides practical recommendations to help people transform images in the context of religious practices. What difference does it make whether we picture God as an elderly white grandfather, a nurturing African American mother, or a stranger on the bus? Jennie Knight says our image of God affects how we see ourselves, how we worship, how we treat one another, how (or whether) we work for justice, and a host of other life practices. But after years of knowing intellectually that God transcends a specific human type, Knight still struggles to make an emotional connection with God in different forms. She suspects that that struggle is why many seminarians who wrote papers about thea/theology abandon nontraditional God images once they hit parish ministry, perpetuating the practice of seeing God as a European male on a throne and all the accompanying problems that such imagery creates. Knight believes that personal and critical reflection in the context of a supportive learning community, combined with experiences of diverse images for the divine in worship, can lead to profound changes in self-image, relationship with the divine, and agency in the world. This book aims to demonstrate why and how this transformation is both possible and necessary. The popularity of The Shack, The Secret Life of Bees, Joan of Arcadia, and other works with nontraditional God-figures reveals a culture ready to embrace God in many forms. Knight examines how the church can do the same.

Author : Courtney Goto
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004376070
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Taking on Practical Theology written by Courtney Goto and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Taking on Practical Theology, Courtney T. Goto explores the regnant paradigm that shapes knowledge production and that preserves power, privilege, and historic communal injury even as scholars intend to enlighten and transform communities.

Author : Mark J. Cartledge
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1620321238
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Theology written by Mark J. Cartledge and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2012-04-04 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Cartledge's book is unique in integrating charismatic and empirical perspectives in practical theology. It exemplifies both qualitative and quantitative methods of research, and suggests a way forward for the emerging field of charismatic theology. In part one, Cartledge offers a proposal for the development of a charismatic practical theology. He surveys the different models of the interaction of practical theology and social sciences and defends one that is consistent with charismatic spirituality. The section also explores how charismatic spirituality affects theories of truth and knowledge by making testimony an integrating center, before concluding with a clear explanation of the methods of research employed. Part two progresses into six empirical studies on charismatic worship, glossolalia and postmodernity, women and prophetic activity, the Toronto Blessing, healing, and socialization. Each chapter of this important book ends with a methodological reflection and suggestions from renewed theological praxis, enforcing the values of such methods of study for a clearer understanding of charismatic Christianity.

Author : Fritz Zerbst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Office of Woman in the Church written by Fritz Zerbst and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Fritz Zerbst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780997519723
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.2X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Office of Woman in the Church written by Fritz Zerbst and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-27 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fritz Zerbst (1909--1994), after leaving Germany during Hitler's rise to power and renouncing his German citizenship, finished his studies in Austria. He remained there first as a pastor and superintendent of the Evangelical Church in Austria, and then later as a professor of practical theology at the University of Vienna.This book, authored to answer the new question of the validity of female pastors, led to his doctorate in 1945. Evidently this dissertation was finished during the war, possibly as early as 1940. Its translation into English in 1955 by Albert Merkens positively influenced the consciousness of the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, particularly through the propagation of the terms "order of creation" and "order of redemption."

Author : Kathleen A. Cahalan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 144223251X
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Opening the Field of Practical Theology written by Kathleen A. Cahalan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-04-10 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Opening the Field of Practical Theology introduces students to practical theology through an examination of fifteen different approaches—ranging from feminist to liberationist, Roman Catholic to evangelical, Asian American to Latino/a. After an introduction to the field of practical theology and its broad range of practice today, the book features chapters written by leading experts in the discipline. Each chapter has an identical structure to facilitate comparison, covering historical context, key features and figures, norms and sources of authority, theory-practice, contexts, interdisciplinary considerations, areas of current and future research, and suggested readings. Opening the Field of Practical Theology is an ideal introduction to the field, highlighting the diverse ways practical theology is engaged today.