Books

'SCM Studyguide Pastoral Theology' is designed to support undergraduate courses for the training of clergy and lay pastoral workers at an accessible introductory level. The book aims to develop pastoral wisdom and integrity through a critical...

Mission is the key subject in all denominations. All who prepare for ministry will have to study mission. Several training institutions have already created posts to train students in pioneer ministry.This is a book that brings together current...

Ivan Petrella provides a bold new interpretation of liberation theology's present state and future possibilities.

Postcolonializing God examines how African Christianity can be truly a postcolonial reality and explores how people who were colonial subjects may practice a spirituality that bears the hallmarks of their authentic cultural heritage, even if that...

Generous Ecclesiology seeks to present a positive theological response to the issues raised by Mission-Shaped Church and For the Parish. The former reminds us that the church is to engage in creative and imaginative ways with our missionary calling....

Provides reflections from leading international scholars and practitioners in theology, anthropology, philosophy and psychiatry as to the nature of spirituality and its relevance to constructions of mental disorder and mental healthcare.

This clear and accessible book offers a fresh perspective on the application of psychology in a wide range of pastoral activity.

Honest to God, originally published in 1963, has been described as the most talked-about theological work of the twentieth century. 

This book addresses the state of play in Jewish-Christian relations as well as reflections on the more recent encounter with Islam.