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    Encountering Islam: Christian–Muslim Relations in the Public Square Book

    

    Richard Sudworth(2017)

    This book uses the vexed subject of Christian-Muslim Relations to provide the presenting arena to explore what political theologies enable the Church of England to engage with the diverse public square of the twenty-first century.

    Keywords: Islam, Mission, Interfaith

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    Faith, Hope and Love Book

    

    Ray Gaston (2017)

    Demonstrating a new and innovative approach to interfaith engagement, this book argues for theological reflection on the multi faith reality of our society to focus on the practice of Christian interfaith engagement, drawing on the tools of contemporary practical theology.

    Keywords: Interfaith, Practical Theology, Mission

    
    

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    For the Parish - A Critique of Fresh Expressions Book

    

    Andrew Davison and Alison Milbank (2013)

    This book argues that forms of church should be more determined by our theological traditions than by the surrounding culture, and show that the traditions of the parish church represent ways in which time, space, community are ordered in relation to God and the gospel.

    Keywords: Church, Fresh Expressions, Ecclesiology

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    Foundations of Pastoral Counselling Book

    

    Neil Pembrook (2017)

    Foundations of Pastoral Counselling offers a completely new approach to its subject through an integration of philosophical ideas, theological thought and psychotherapeutic psychology.

    Keywords: Ministry, Pastoral Care, Counselling

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    Global Poverty Book

    

    Justin Thacker (2017)

    This book suggests deeply theological answers to questions around the effect of capitalism on global poverty and whether aid is really a sustainable long term solution for the world’s poor.

    Keywords: Globalisation, Poverty, Social Justice

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    God, Neighbour, Empire Book

    

    Walter Bruggeman (2017)

    This book suggests that the covenant of God in the witness of biblical faith speaks now and demands that its interpreting community should resist individualism, overcome commoditisation, and thwart the rule of empire through a life of radical neighbour love.

    Keywords: Old Testament, Public Theology

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    Igniting the Heart Book

    

    Kate Bruce (2015)

    Imagination can help to engage the hearer in a sermon which seeks to evoke rather than to inform. Imagination frames how we see the world and ourselves in it. As such it has a vital role in how preachers see the preaching task itself.

    Keywords:Ministry, Imagination, Preaching

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    In a Glass Darkly: The Bible, Reflection and Everyday Life Book

    

    Zoe Bennett and Christopher Rowland (2016)

    The Bible forms a key part in the development of critical theological thinking and reflection on experience. Equally, to understand how we as individuals read the bible, we need to be critically aware of our own stories and context.

    Keywords:Biblical Studies, Hermeneutics, Practical Theology

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    Just Mission: Practical Politics for Local Churches Book

    

    Helen Cameron (2015)

    This book draws upon the increased activism of local churches and links it to effective use of democratic processes to achieve justice for the people with whom they have a pastoral relationship.

    Keywords: Ministry, Political Theology, Church

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    Worship and Liturgy in Context Book

    

    Doug Gay and Duncan Forrester (2009)

    This book shows how Christian worship in its many and changing forms interacts in significant and interesting ways with its varying contexts - cultural, social, political, economic..

    Worship, Ecclessiology, Church, Liturgy