In many contexts, theological research is increasingly being conducted empirically. A
growing number of empirical studies are being carried out in theology at all levels and …

As stated in chapter 1, theology's and practical theology's interest in 'practice'has grown and
intensified as a focal point in recent decades. This reinforced and reoriented focus on …

Practice and practices have been increasingly discussed in theology. In these discussions,
practice is often understood in relation to theory. In emergent practice theory, however …

What's in a name? What does one mean with'practical'in'practical theology'. What'practices'
are involved? How does one speak theologically about religious practices? What are …

How might practice theories and engagement with practice contribute to and advance
theological study of religion and religious life and practices? This volume explores and …

“Is this research theological?” This question is often addressed when practicaltheological
scholars, like me, use social scientific theories to analyse data from church contexts. Pete …

The last decades, new understandings of social and material practices have emerged. It is a
heterogeneous process; the changes are taking place within different academic disciplines …

What is practical theology? What religious practice does it refer to? These definitions are
highly relevant to me. As a chaired professor in Practical Theology at an old university in …

In recent years, it has become commonplace to speak of the new international discussion of
practical theology. Often, this is taken to mean that a consensus of sorts has begun to …

What is practical theology? With Olav Skjevesland's 1999 volume on practical theology in
the Norwegian and Nordic context as a backdrop and Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore's fourfold …