TY  - BOOK
AU  - Swinton, John, 
AU  - Mowat, Harriet
TI  - Practical theology and qualitative research
SN  - 9780334049883
AV  - BV3 .S95 2016
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London : 
PB  - SCM Press
KW  - Theology, Practical
KW  - Methodology.
KW  - Christianity and the social sciences
N1  - Originally published: 2006; 	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
N2  - Practical 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
ER  -