The Blackwell Reader in Pastoral and Practical Theology Book

	List of Contributors
	Acknowledgments
	Preface
	An Introduction to Pastoral and Practical Theology	1
Pt. 1	Modern Pastoral and Practical Theology in Historical Perspective
1	The Meaning and Importance of Pastoral Theology	27
2	Introduction to Modern Pastoral Theology in the United States	49
3	The Emergence of Pastoral and Practical Theology in Britain	59
Pt. 2	Approaches and Methods in Pastoral and Practical Theology
4	The Nature of Practical Theology	77
5	Pastoral Theology in a Pluralistic Age	89
6	Practical Theology as Transforming Practice	104
7	Interpreting Situations: An Inquiry into the Nature of Practical Theology	118
8	Practical Theology as a Theological Form	128
9	Some Straw for the Bricks: A Basic Introduction to Theological Reflection	135
Pt. 3	Relating Theory and Practice to Perspectives and Issues in Pastoral and Practical Theology
10	Pastoral Theology and Sociology	151
11	Liberation Theology and Political Theory	164
12	Ecclesiology and Pastoral Theology	173
13	Christian Morality and Pastoral Theology	182
14	Spirituality in a Postmodern Era	192
15	Sketching the Contours of a Pastoral Theological Perspective: Suffering, Healing, and Reconstructing Experiencing	207
16	The Relationship between Pastoral Counseling and Pastoral Theology	223
17	How Sexuality and Relationships have Revolutionized Pastoral Theology	233
18	Culture, Religious Faiths, and Race	248
19	What is the Relevance of Congregational Studies for Pastoral Theology?	257
20	Towards Dialogue: An Exploration of the Relations between Psychiatry and Religion in Contemporary Mental Health	272
21	Management and Pastoral Theology	283
Pt. 4	Evaluating Pastoral and Practical Theology
22	An Introduction to Evaluation in Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care	300
23	Pastoral Care as Performance	311
	Bibliography	320
	Index	335