ABSTRACT
Exploring how the Bible may be appropriately used in practical and public theology, this book looks at types of modern practical theology with specific emphasis on the use of the Bible. Bennett juxtaposes the diversity of modern practical theology with the work of leading nineteenth-century public 'theologian', John Ruskin, and then assesses the contribution of this analysis to some modern issues of public importance in which the Bible is used. The final chapter offers a framework for a biblically informed critical practical theology which draws on the writer's experience and invites the readers to engage their own.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |7 pages
Introduction
part |43 pages
Using the Bible — the Reader of Multiple Texts
chapter |11 pages
The Text of the Bible and the Text of Life
chapter |9 pages
Putting Ourselves in the Picture
chapter |19 pages
A Tale of Two Traditions
part |53 pages
John Ruskin: 'To see clearly ... is poetry, prophecy, and religion all in one'
chapter |9 pages
'Our national archangel'
chapter |15 pages
Ruskin's Biblical Interpretation
chapter |7 pages
On Seeing Clearly
chapter |10 pages
On Seeing with the Heart
chapter |7 pages
On Prophetic Seeing
part |29 pages
The Bible and Theology in the Public Sphere