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 histori...

This concise volume of poetry offers a personal encounter with what the author terms "the radical pulsivity of life." To invite the reader to imagine and perceive this radical pulsivity found in the daily, intimate living of a human life, this book includes spiritual and theological poems, Christian prayers, and meditative poems on family and fatherhood.