For Life Abundant

by Bass, Dorothy C.

• ISBN13: 9780802837448
• ISBN10: 0802837441
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-29
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

What does it mean to lead a truly "life-giving way of life"? What kinds of learning and teaching will best prepare ministers to foster such a way of life in their congregations? How might teachers of practical theology best understand and undertake their task to educate and form ministers? Respected scholars and ministers explore such questions in For Life Abundant, probing and clarifying the significance of practical theology in the classroom, in the wider academy, and in actual ministry settings. Contributors: Dorothy C. Bass Kathleen A. Cahalan David D. Daniels III Craig Dykstra Serene Jones Thomas G. Long Peter W. Marty Gordon S. Mikoski Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore James R. Nieman Christian R. Scharen Ted A. Smith John P. Witvliet David J. Wood

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Envisioning Practical Theology
Ways of Life Abundant	p. 21
Pastoral and Ecclesial Imagination	p. 41
Mapping the Field of Practical Theology	p. 62
Practical Theology in the Classroom
Introducing Ministry and Fostering Integration: Teaching the Bookends of the Master of Divinity Program	p. 91
Teaching Worship as a Christian Practice	p. 117
Liturgy and Life: An Account of Teaching Ritual Practices	p. 150
Practical Theology and Pedagogy: Embodying Theological Know-How	p. 170
Practical Theology in the Wider Academy
Practical Theology in Two Modes	p. 195
History, Practice, and Theological Education	p. 214
Practical Theology on the Quad: Doctoral Study in Practical Theology in a University Context	p. 243
Practical Theology in Ministry
Learning Ministry over Time: Embodying Practical Wisdom	p. 265
Transition into Ministry: Preconceiving the Boundaries between Seminaries and Congregations	p. 290
Shaping Communities: Pastoral Leadership and Congregational Formation	p. 306
Educating and Forming Disciples for the Reign of God: Reflections on Youth Pilgrimages to the Holy Land	p. 329
For Life Abundant
In Anticipation	p. 355
Acknowledgments	p. 361
Contributors	p. 363
Index	p. 365
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