Practical Theology

期刊简介：Practical Theology , the official journal of the British and Irish Association for Practical Theology, is published on behalf of the Contact Pastoral Trust. Formerly Contact: Practical Theology and Pastoral Care , the journal has been published since 1960 and plays a vital role for those who are involved in pastoral practice and for those who reflect on and teach practical theology within an academic context. The journal’s mission has always been to contribute to the development of pastoral studies and practical theology by publishing creative articles which report good practice, and which offer fresh theoretical and practical insights in this area. It is multidisciplinary, with contributions drawn from counselling, missiology, chaplaincy, social work, psychology, ecclesiology, sociology, ethics, as well as pastoral and practical theology. Since 2018 the journal has included one issue per year solely dedicated to Adult Theological Education . Subscribers also have access to an extensive archive of material from Contact and the Journal of Adult Theological Education . Variety to cater for all tastes is a hallmark, from whole themed issues which are an important feature, through research reports of about 6000 words, to shorter accounts of reflection on practice, interviews, autoethnography, biographical reviews, ‘soap box’ challenges, book reviews, and even short stories or poems. The audience for the journal are practitioners in religious institutions and workplaces, students doing masters courses and professional doctoral work in practical theology as well as traditional readers of the journal who have found it a continuing source of enrichment for their day to day practice of faith and ministry. Practical Theology especially welcomes ‘first-time’ authors and will fully support them in the sometimes tricky world of being published. Practical Theology accepts the following types of article: original research papers, narrative or literature reviews, theological reflections, “soap box” articles (where an author shares a strong opinion), case study reports, conference addresses, auto/biographical reflections, poetry, editorials and book reviews. Please note that this journal only publishes manuscripts in English.

【译文】《实用神学》是英国和爱尔兰实用神学协会的官方期刊，代表联系牧师信托基金出版。该期刊前身为《实用神学与教牧关怀》，自 1960 年出版以来，对于那些参与教牧实践的人以及那些在学术背景下反思和教授实用神学的人发挥着至关重要的作用。该杂志的使命始终是通过发表创造性的文章来为教牧研究和实践神学的发展做出贡献，这些文章报告了良好的实践，并提供了该领域的新鲜理论和实践见解。它是多学科的，其贡献来自咨询、宣教、牧师、社会工作、心理学、教会学、社会学、伦理学以及教牧和实践神学。自 2018 年以来，该杂志每年出版一期专门讨论成人神学教育。订阅者还可以访问《联系》和《成人神学教育杂志》中的大量材料档案。满足各种口味的多样性是一个标志，从作为重要特征的整个主题问题，到约 6000 字的研究报告，再到较短的实践反思记录、访谈、自传、传记评论、“肥皂盒”挑战、书评，甚至短篇故事或诗歌。该期刊的读者包括宗教机构和工作场所的从业者、修读实用神学硕士课程和专业博士论文的学生，以及该期刊的传统读者，他们发现该期刊是他们日常信仰和事工实践的持续丰富源泉。实用神学特别欢迎“首次”作者，并将在有时棘手的出版世界中全力支持他们。实用神学接受以下类型的文章：原创研究论文、叙事或文献评论、神学反思、“肥皂盒”文章（作者分享强烈观点）、案例研究报告、会议演讲、自传/传记反思、诗歌、社论和书评。请注意，该期刊仅发表英文稿件。