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Writing Methods in Theological Reflection offers a stimulating, provocative and accessible book that will be of use to students and practitioners who are seeking ways to use their own experience in the work of spiritual and theological reflection, This work is intended for use by the many students of theology/ministry/chaplaincy who are charged with the task of producing works of theological reflection upon placements, life experiences and faithful practiceIt will also be of general interest to a wide range of readers trying to correlate their life experiences with their spiritual beliefs.
- Sales Rank: #644540 in Books
- Published on: 2014-06-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.21" h x .49" w x 6.14" l, .69 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 256 pages
Review
Only Heather Walton, with her passion for literary creativity and her academic insight and imagination, could pull off a book that is at once eminently useful for all who write theology across a range of venues―student and scholar alike―and intellectually astute, probing epistemologies, pedagogies, and the plight and possibilities for doing theology today. Innovative. Provocative. Profound. A pleasure to read. A game-changer. (Bonnie J. Miller-McLemore)
‘Heather Walton is one of the most original and creative practical theologians of our day, whose work defies easy categorisation. Drawing eclectically on an extraordinary range of life experience and theory, she writes with exquisite skill and craft, as well as acute intelligence, engaging the specificity of her own life (infertility, motherhood, political engagement, teaching and writing) with some of the major issues concerning theology today (the complexity of faith and ecclesial belonging, the capacity of theology to speak into the public arena, the vulnerability as well as the power of religious discourse in our time, and so on). This is a book that both inspires and teaches us how to do practical theology; it will be of immense value in theological education in a wide variety of contexts, particularly for its patient attention to the processes and forms of creative writing, with their potential for critical and reflexive practice. But I hope it has wider currency amongst all theologians who care about the quality of their work, for it models a way of doing theology that is vibrant, risky, truthful, fleshy, endlessly innovative and profoundly engaged.’ (Nicola Slee)
Writing Methods in Theological Reflection is highly recommended reading for ministry and theology students and teachers, for practitioners using writing to reflect on practice, and for writers looking for courage and guidance in broadening into more creative writin (Darren Cronshaw)
"Offers critical reflection on how to write well in different genres and examples of good practice...Writing Methods in Theological Reflection is highly recommended reading for ministry and teachers, for practitioners using writing to reflect on practice, and for writers looking for courage and broadening into more creative writing." (Darren Cronshaw Sight)
About the Author
Heather Walton is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow and Co-director of the Centre for Literature, Theology and the Arts at the University of Glasgow.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great read and really useful
By S. Pattison
This is a delightful book which is a truly great, enjoyable read. I felt irritated when interrupted while reading it, and sad when I had finished it. Many of the images, stories and turns of phrase lived on in my mind long after I have put the book down, and I am already looking forward to reading parts of it again.
It is certainly does what it says in the title – it describes, evaluates and illustrates some important methods for theological reflection such as journaling, life writing and autoethnography. But the title does not really indicate that this is a wonderful read of Heather Walton’s own terrific and poignant writing. This is truly inspiring and embodied practical theology, artfully and mindfully crafted, which not only provides useful tools, but also provides a beckoning vision of what might be possible if creative writing is really taken up centrally into theological work. If it does not turn theological reflection into a deep, delectable pool into which you want to dive and swim, nothing will! It provides a fascinating way of talking about a lifetime’s work, theorisation and reflection in a slant, sticky way. You feel you really know Heather Walton at the end – but part of the subtlety of the book, as she warns, is that representation in writing does not necessarily directly refer to the writer or their experience!
I am biased here, because I am friend and long-standing colleague of Heather’s (and I even have a walk on part at one point as a classically trained walking dictionary, by which I was greatly honoured). But even if you know nothing of Heather the person and her previous work, I think you will find her a winsome, interesting and challenging companion in the pages of this book.
So there is here a vision of life and practical theology that is incredibly rich, diverse and creative as well as being extremely academically rigorous and steeped in sophisticated thought and analysis, lightly and clearly conveyed. It ends with a firm but acute challenge to practical theology as presently practised (by blokes like me) to engage more deeply with poetics and creativity alongside phronesis (practical wisdom). She spells out the difficulties that the theological tradition has with this approach. Thus she sets out a new, exciting agenda that will make practical theology more lively and life affirming. It will also value the weft and warp of everyday experience and objects more, in all their dazzling plurality. Roberta Bondi has described theology as healing work. The kind of theology that Heather Walton revels in is not only practical, healing and nurturing, but also risky and exciting. Furthermore, as she consistently points out, it is certainly not innocent, unequivocally good, or indeed unequivocally anything. This sounds like, and is, a profoundly humane and reality affirming position to me.
This is one of the most enjoyable and important books in practical theology that I have ever read, enabling transformation in theory, theology and practice simultaneously. It deserves the over-used description, ‘ground breaking’. I can’t wait to read Heather Walton’ next book and I am sure this one is going to inspire and enable others to get writing. I cannot recommend it highly enough.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
A tool box for the art of writing theology + beautifully crafted examples
By Darren Cronshaw
As a practical theologian I am interested in the ”so what?” implications of where theology makes a difference and its productive potential. But my training is largely in the Classical Western academic mould. Story-writing and other creative expression is largely about what I used to enjoy in primary school, rather than part of my toolbox or palette as a theologian. But I want to stretch and reconnect with creative writing that I both enjoy and that connects with otherwise untapped wisdom in the recesses of my mind. Thus Writing Methods in Theological Reflection was a timely book to find and enjoy over two summer afternoons.
Heather Walton is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies and Co-director of the Centre for Literature, Theology and the Arts at the University of Glasgow. She is passionate about the craft of writing, as a creative writer herself and when training others. She appeals for attention to excellent writing processes and form in three genres: autoethnography, journaling and life writing – with introductory frameworks for each and then several beautifully crafted examples of her own writing.
Autoethnography uses personal experience as a lens to interrogate issues of cultural experience. It is becoming a more widely accepted important research methodology that acknowledges the self as research instrument. I especially appreciated Walton’s autoethnographical description of her engagement with the politics of church assemblies and advocating against injustices in society.
Journaling uses experience to see changes over time. It is key in learning processes because analysis of what we write in the heat of the moment helps tune self-awareness and development insights. Walton encouraged me in using journaling across a range of different uses – a spiritual journal to reflect on where God is in good or dark times, a creative journal to playfully sketch my response to issues, and a research journal to reflect on a project’s development, obstacles and opportunities. My favourite chapter of the book was “The Course Outline: Teaching Theology Through Creative Writing”, narrating how Walton navigated the development of a creative writing workshop and offer space for students to be surprised by their writing journeys. I was tempted to google the course and enroll for a sabbatical!
Life writing analyses how our experience shapes our identity, gifts and calling. It is thus helpful for vocational exploration and formation, spiritual awareness and pastoral care. Walton writes transparently about how her own loves, infertility and parenting that have helped make her the unique person and theologian she is today.
In a fourth section, Walton unpacks the practicalities of poetics and writing conventions. She applies this to practical theology, public theology, pastoral care and everyday life. We need the best of writing to help underline the important messages of these different fields. For example, when speaking on public issues with a Christian voice, we need poetics to sharpen how we prophetically challenge the status quo.
As Walton explains, forms of creative writing are growing in theology and theological education, especially for students who reflect on their experience in Supervised Theological Field Education and chaplaincy training programs. But we need more of this sort of guidebook that offers critical reflection on how to write well in different creative genres and examples of good practice. The book encouraged me to better tune assessment pieces when I invite students to write a gospel-reading journal, to communicate their faith story, and to reflect on their experience of missional engagement for Field Education units. Students need scaffolding to make the most of these more creative expressions and not just write another essay or treat alternative assessment formats as a shortcut. But Walton’s offerings are at their best in making the reader feel like an eavesdropper outside Walton’s study window, resulting in inspiring insights into the life and vocation of a writer/ preacher/ parent/ academic/ literary scholar. Writing Methods in Theological Reflection is highly recommended reading for ministry and theology students and teachers, for practitioners using writing to reflect on practice, and for writers looking for courage and guidance in broadening into more creative writing.
This review was originally published in Australian eJournal of Theology 22:1 (April 2015), 61-62.
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