01709nam a22002297a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020001800064040000800082050001900090100002700109245008000136250001200216260003400228300003600262500003100298505070800329520034101037650004001378650004201418700001901460AUA.120180208111013.0180208b xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d a9780334049883 cJTL aBV3b.S95 2016 aSwinton, John, d1957- aPractical theology and qualitative research /cJohn Swinton; Harriet Mowat. a2nd ed. aLondon : bSCM Press,cc2016. axvi, 301 p. :b ill. ; c22 cm. aOriginally published: 2006 a Part 1. Theoretical foundations. What is practical theology? -- What is qualitative research? -- Practical theology and qualitative research methods -- Part 2. Research projects. Researching personal experience: depression and spirituality -- Researching a local church: exploring an 'emergent church' -- Researching ministry: what do chaplains do? -- Researching pastoral issues: religious communities and suicide -- Participatory research: researching with marginalized people -- Action research: researching the spiritual lives of people with profound and complex intellectual disabilities -- Conclusion: Practical theology as action research -- Appendix 1: The practice of research: analysing data. aPractical Theology and Qualitative Research examines methodologies of the social sciences and questions how they can enable the task of theological reflection. Practical theology is a growing discipline in its own right, and the authors offer the latest thinking in this area; of how to use theological learning in practical situations. aTheology, Practical xMethodology.  aChristianity and the social sciences. aMowat, Harriet