The SCM Studyguide:  Theological Reflection fills a gap in the market by providing an accessible guide to the subject for all who embark on it for the first time.

Readers are offered a step by step introduction to understanding what theological reflection is and helps them to explore which of the methods introduced best suits them and their particular situation. It is practical in emphasis, providing students with a wide variety of worked examples and opportunities to carry out their own exercises.

Making connections with prayer, the Bible, psychology, theology and ethics, the book shows how theological reflection can transform decision-making and action in personal spirituality, in ministry, and in the institutions in which we work, stimulating new connections between faith and life. 

Contents: 

Introduction 

Part 1: What is PTR?

1. What Theological Reflection is – and what it isn’t 

2.  PTR in Practice: Some Simple Paradigms  

3.  Ways and Means: A variety of PTR Approaches and Models 

Part 2: The Elements of PTR and its Basic Resources 

4. The Place of Scripture in PTR  

5. God, Gaps and Glory – The Kairos Moment 

6. PTR in the Context of Daily and Community Life – Chronos  

7. PTR and Personality: Differences in Thinking, Feeling, Learning and Doing  

Part 3: The Wider Perspective 

8. PTR and Theology 

9. PTR, Ethics, Institutions and the Wider World 

10.  PTR for Life – Not Just for Courses 

Part 4: A Toolkit for PTR