Editor Eric Stoddart University of St. Andrews Reviews Editor Alison Le Cornu In 2008 CONTACT changed its title to: Practical Theology

Please send Books for review in Practical Theology to: Alison Le Cornu 20 The Garth Botley Oxford OX2 9AL United Kingdom

"Contact is an excellent resource in a field where there seem to be few signposts. It is not only interdisciplinary but international in its focus, and keeps the horizons of pastoral studies without sacrificing depth and rigour."

The Most Rt Revd Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

Practical Theology, the new name of the official journal of the UK and Irish Association for Practical Theology, is published on behalf of the Contact Pastoral Trust. It has been published since 1960 and plays a vital role for those who are involved in pastoral practice and for those who reflect on practical theology within an academic context. From 2008 the journal is published by Equinox, with an increased pagination and, for the first time, online as well as in print.

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, social work, psychology, sociology, ethics, as well as pastoral and practical theology. Variety to cater for all tastes is a hallmark, from monograph-length articles which have always proved such an important feature of Contact, through research reports of about 5000 words, to much shorter accounts of practice, responses to events, interviews, book reviews, short stories or poems. The audience for the journal are those practioners and 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 ministry.

CALL FOR PAPERS
Some issues of Practical Theology focus on particular themes. Issue 6.2 will be devoted to Counter-terrorism, Law and Order with the aim of encouraging practical theological reflection on domestic and international dimensions of counterterrorism strategies. Articles are welcome from, for example, practitioners working alongside particular faith or ethnic communities directly affected by government or policing policies, and academic writers exploring political or social aspects from theological perspectives. Deadline for submissions: 30 November 2012. Collaborative authorship is particularly encouraged.
Guidelines for authors are available at: http://www.equinoxpub.com/ PRTH/about/submissions
Contact the journal's editor, Eric Stoddart, with preliminary enquiries.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTIONS
Members of the following organizations receive a subscription to Practical Theology as part of their membership:

British & Irish Association for Practical Theology
Bridge Pastoral Foundation
Scottish Association for Pastoral and Spiritual Care & Counselling

BIAPT's 2012 conference will be held on 10th - 12th July 2012 in Chester on the theme ‘Crying out for Redemption’. Keynote speakers will be Paula Gooder, Rick Osmer and Stephen Pattison. To register or find out more details, please visit the Conference Website.

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Publication April, August and December
ISSN 1756-073X (print)
ISSN1756-0748(online)

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