The Study of Ministry: A Comprehensive Survey of Theory and Best Practice
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The Study of Ministry: A Comprehensive Survey of Theory and Best Practice
The Study of Ministry: A Comprehensive Survey of Theory and Best Practice

The Study of Ministry: A Comprehensive Survey of Theory and Best Practice

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Emma Percy (Author) Ian Markham (Author)  

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The Study of Ministry is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of ministry that attends to historical sources, the social sciences, pastoral theology, ecclesiology and cultural studies. The book argues for the study of ministry to be taken seriously as an aspect of ecclesiology and pastoral theology, providing a stimulating resource both for practising ministers and for all those training for ministry in a range of denominations.
Chief Editor: Martyn Percy is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University. He is also Professor of Theological Education at King's College, London. His recent publications include The Future Shapes of Anglicanism (Routledge, 2016),The Ecclesial Canopy (Routledge, 2016), Curacies and How to Survive Them (with Matthew Caminer, SPCK, 2015), and Shaping the Church (Ashgate,2013). Associate Editors: Ian Markham is Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary, USA. Ian is an internationally renowned author, and has published books on pastoral and practical theology and on Christian-Muslim dialogue; Emma Percy, is Chaplain, Fellow and Welfare Dean at Trinity College, Oxford. She writes on practical and pastoral theology, and concepts of ministry. Her recent publications include What Clergy Do (SPCK, 2014).
  • Contributor: Emma Percy
  • Imprint: SPCK Publishing
  • ISBN13: 9780281081363
  • Number of Pages: 768
  • Packaged Dimensions: 156x234mm
  • Packaged Weight: 1290
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: SPCK Publishing
  • Release Date: 2019-02-28
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Chief Editor: Martyn Percy is Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, and a member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University. He is also Professor of Theological Education at King's College, London. His recent publications include The Future Shapes of Anglicanism (Routledge, 2016),The Ecclesial Canopy (Routledge, 2016), Curacies and How to Survive Them (with Matthew Caminer, SPCK, 2015), and Shaping the Church (Ashgate,2013). Associate Editors: Ian Markham is Dean and President of Virginia Theological Seminary, USA. Ian is an internationally renowned author, and has published books on pastoral and practical theology and on Christian-Muslim dialogue; Emma Percy, is Chaplain, Fellow and Welfare Dean at Trinity College, Oxford. She writes on practical and pastoral theology, and concepts of ministry. Her recent publications include What Clergy Do (SPCK, 2014).

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