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Join Our Editorial Board!
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…
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Learning to ask questions of the Status Quo
As I write, the Church of England is engaged in the meeting of its General Synod, deeply immersed in the latest round of conversation and decision-making about its ‘Living in Love and Faith’ process. Understandably, feelings are running high, and the challenge of how the state church can hold together different ways of grappling with theological understanding is inevitably a key strand of these discussions. Estate-based priest and theologian Rev. Al Barrett wrote thoughtfully ahead of this week, ‘It’s important, I think, in these conversations for each of us to try hard to locate ourselves a little – to resist the temptation to speak from an imagined (and illusory) abstract, objective or…
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A Review of “Corpo:reality – Body and Embodiment in AI and Robotics”
The Corpo:reality – Body and Embodiment in AI and Robotics conference was held in early December in Würzburg, Germany, organised by Netzwerk für Theologie & Künstliche Intelligenz. Elon Musk recently indicated that AI would eliminate the need for all jobs and we will all have robot friends.[1] At the conference Dr. Ilona Nord raised the question will robots replace the pastor or is the physical presence more important? There are uses for robots in social care, industry and even to assist the pastor, but to replace them would remove the physicality. Even with Zoom meetings, YouTube services or in the metaverse, both pastor and congregation need to be physically present,…
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Pastoral Ethics and Belief Baggage: A Critical Look at Animal Symbolism in Witchcraft
Introduction One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl… So begins the old British rhyme about magpies. I would have dismissed this as silly superstition, but for my experience one spring afternoon in 2014. I was writing in my studio in North London, seated at a desk facing the window. Outside, a magpie nestled on a big tree facing my direction and stayed there all day. In time, it moved to other branches but did not fly away. Occasionally, I looked up, hoping it was no longer there, but it stayed put, still staring in my direction. The following morning, I was back at my desk, and…
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BIAPT Conference 2023, Practical Theology Hub Event: S.H. Cedar, S. Horne, and Patricia Palazzo Tsai (Video)
Today we are thrilled to release the video of the Practical Theology Hub Event on hospitality which was held at BIAPT’s annual conference 2023 and features S. H. Cedar, Steven Horne, and Patricia Palazzo Tsai. Please note that parts of the video have been edited in order to protect the identities of non-speaking participants. Check it out below or on our YouTube Channel.
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Announcing PTH’s Forthcoming Event “The Future of Liberation Theology” (February 17, 2024)
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!
