BIAPT’s Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are a networking opportunity to share a theological interest in a particular field of practice or research. There is a new Children and Families Special Interest Group in development and other opportunities. See the BIAPT site or contact [email protected].

Qualitative research to find out more about the work of Swedish military chaplains @practicaltheology.bsky.social Walking beside soldiers: Swedish military chaplains and their questions www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @militarytimes.bsky.social @biaptheology.bsky.social

Guest editor Eeva John hopes the articles will inspire those in theological education to ponder the goals of their work

Adult theological education special issue with articles that Guest Editor Eeva John hopes will inspire theological educators to ponder the goal of their work www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @biaptheology.bsky.social

Latest @practicaltheology.bsky.social with editorial from Dustin Benac 'Practical theology is, after all, a richly contextual and collaborative discipline and practice, such that our work is as much a craft as it is a formal academic discipline.' @biaptheology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Autistic Christians tell their experiences of faith, worship, and community in Evangelical churches in the UK @biaptheology.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/ full/10.1080/1756073X.2025.2553263#abstract

Retail loyalty schemes: a practical theological response to surveillance capitalism and its construction of the flawed prosumer www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @biaptheology.bsky.social

Can we reimagine economics in a way that does not privilege profit-making and private property rights? A question in the article @practicaltheology.bsky.social on economic conversion www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @biaptheology.bsky.social @routledgebuseco.bsky.social

A book for those who sit with Job and realise his friends might not respond in the best way Comfort in the ashes: explorations in the book of Job to support trauma survivors www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ivpacademic.bsky.social @biaptheology.bsky.social

Theology and your bank statement: Practical economics – what capitalism's toxic assumptions and buying god have to say about money, economics and practical theology, From @biaptheology.bsky.social 2024 Conference www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Open access article @practicaltheology.bsky.social Growing in wisdom in old age- the need to research wisdom from the perspective of older people living in care @biaptheology.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

See @practicaltheology.bsky.social review here doi.org/10.1080/1756... @scmpress.bsky.social

Key questions about what mission is and what mission could look like in Britain in the 21st Century #practicaltheology @scmpress.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social Full article: Lived mission in 21st century www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Practical theologians are not from a production line - the first task of any practical theologian is to identify what their lived theology is. A sideways glance – being on an editorial board for 25 years: personal and theological reflections from Alistair Ross www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Latest book review @practicaltheology.bsky.social Chaplaincy: contemporary and global perspectives by (eds) Grace Thomas and Kim Vasey from @scmpress.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Article @practicaltheology.bksy.social on working against an us-versus- them dynamic through the process of sacramental hospitality and inclusion towards mutuality. Full article: Hospitality, social identity, and baptism www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Full article: The church as a field hospital: toward a theology of mental health www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Check out my beginners guide to Trauma Theology in this week’s Church Times (and the brilliant companion piece by @jodolby.bsky.social on trauma-informed yoga!) www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

New AI article @practicaltheology.bsky.social questions the experience of creating multimodal art to explore theological questions in Ephesians using generative AI www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

New research article @practicaltheology.bsky.social explores a growth in wisdom through the voices of care home residents doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Research article from Iran on the spiritual dimensions and encounters of children with cancer and their perceptions of God - magical God, trading God, veiling God and meaning-bestowing God doi.org/10.1080/1756073X.2024.2439635

Research article - from ordinary to academic theology. How students engage with sin as a theological concept when beginning undergraduate studies @practicaltheology.bsky.social @biaptheology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Research article on experimental approaches to theological reflection to revitalise theological education, particularly for diaspora communities @biaptheology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1756073X.2024.2446086

Research article @practicaltheology.bsky.social on the precariousness of LGBTQ+ Christians belonging to the Church and inviting further reflection on how hospitality might be offered @biaptheology.bsky.social doi.org/10.1080/1756073X.2024.2437282

Details on how you can join colleagues at Highgate House Northamptonshire July 8-10 for the @biaptheology.bsky.social 2025 conference - 'From Age to Age' you can book and find out options to offer a paper or a workshop www.biapt.org/event/2025-a...

Adult theological education special issue now online @practicaltheology - guest editor EevaJohn '...theological education at its best can help bridge the gaps...' doi.org/10.1080/1756...

Just highlighting a couple of our titles on the theme of age: both ends of the spectrum represented! - God the Child by @grahamadams.bsky.social - God, Me and Being Very Old, edited by Malcolm Johnson and Keith Albans