Would you like to join a diverse team of practitioners, scholars, and students? Would you like to enhance your CV? Would you like to network with others in the field of practical theology? Would you like the chance to shape the future of Practical Theology Hub? Then why not consider joining our editorial board. We are looking for additional topic editors to join our team. Topic editors are volunteers who are responsible for sourcing and reviewing three to five articles for Practical Theology Hub per year. They are typically experts, practitioners, or up-and-coming figures in a given sub-discipline of practical theology. Please send applications (a CV) and queries to the…

Following the success of the Practical Theology Hub’s Inaugural Event at BIAPT’s annual conference 2023, we are thrilled to announce that will be holding a standalone event on February 17, 2024 from 14:00 to 16:00 UK Time. Details of the event and registration can be found below: The Future of Liberation Theology: Responding Practically to Neo-Liberalism and Inequality Join Practical Theology Hub for an engaging online discussion where we explore the future of liberation theology and discuss practical ways to address the challenges posed by neo-liberalism and inequality. Our panelists are: Register to attend here. Looking forward to seeing you there!

The BIAPT 2023 Annual Conference, Take Off Your Shoes – Hospitality and Practical Theology, allows us to explore a theme that has come under increasing theological scrutiny in recent years. Hospitality is a universal virtue, one that is claimed by every culture, but what does it mean to welcome another into our country, home, space or personal narrative? “Take off your shoes” was chosen as the title for this conference because it communicates very well the ambiguities, complexities and contradictions of the act of hospitality. On the one hand, it does not hide the power imbalance of the relationship between host and guest that will surely be explored during the…

Due to the internationalization and growth of Practical Theology, the trustees of the Contact Pastoral Trust wish to appoint an Associate Editor, who will make a significant contribution to the continuing development of the journal. The appointment is with the expectation that after approximately three years the person taking up the role will then become the Editor for at least the following two years. This is therefore an appointment for at least five years beginning in Sept/Oct 2023. The first two years will allow the current Editor to induct the Associate Editor into the business and tasks of editing and withdraw at the appropriate point. The third year will involve…

Most important is to recognise that: It is a further writing skill to turn an academic dissertation into an accessible, imaginative and thought-provoking journal article. Articles for Practical Theology (BIAPT’s affiliated journal) are around 6000 words and clearly need to keep the reader engaged from beginning to end as they are not reading because they have to mark your work! It is manifestly extremely difficult, if not impossible to summarise a whole thesis, whether at Masters or Doctoral level in a 6000-word article – and in any case the result may be highly unsatisfactory.  You will need to choose one focus, argument, theme or question you wish to address and…

Welcome to Practical Theology Hub! We are a new website that publishes essays on practical theology from across different traditions, faiths and religions whilst trying to bridge the gaps between the academic, clerical, and lay circles. Our about page provides a brief introduction to the site. It will tell you that: Practical Theology Hub is a space for anyone with an interest in practical theology to share their reflections and explore new ideas. The discipline of practical theology explores the dialogue that takes place between experience and belief and unites the social and physical sciences and the arts with theology in a conversation about experience and meaning making.  An initiative…