Elaine GRAHAM
University of Chester, Theology and Religious Studies, Faculty Member
- Feminist Theory, Theology and Culture, Practical theology, Gender and religion (Women s Studies), Religion, Media, and Culture, Feminist Theology, and 6 moreMedia, Religion, and Culture, Public Theology, The Culture of Technologies and Interfaces, Anglicanism (Anglicanism), Feminist Theory and Religious Studies, and Post-colonial Theologiesedit
- Grosvenor Research Professor of Practical Theology, University of Chesteredit
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This article takes an autobiographical approach to the development of practical theology as a discipline over the past 30 years, with particular attention to my own context of the United Kingdom (UK). The unfolding of my own intellectual... more
This article takes an autobiographical approach to the development of practical theology as a discipline over the past 30 years, with particular attention to my own context of the United Kingdom (UK). The unfolding of my own intellectual story in relation to key issues within the wider academic discourse provides an opportunity to reflect on some of the predominant themes and trends: past, present and future. Changing nomenclature, from ‘pastoral studies’ to ‘practical theology’, indicates how the discipline has moved from regarding itself as the application of theory into practice, into a more performative and inductive epistemology. This emphasis continues to the present day and foregrounds the significance of the human context and the realities of lived experience, including narrative and autobiography. Whilst the methodological conundrums of relating experience to tradition and theory to practice continue, further challenges are beckoning, including religious pluralism, and so t...
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The final published version of this chapter appears in A Companion to Public Theology (2017), edited by Sebastian Kim and Katie Day pp 390-418 http://www.brill.com/products/book/companion-public-theology
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Does religion make you happy? It depends on what one means by “happiness.” That is the underlying question of The Practices of Happiness: political economy, religion and wellbeing. The book brings together different approaches to inquire... more
Does religion make you happy? It depends on what one means by “happiness.” That is the underlying question of The Practices of Happiness: political economy, religion and wellbeing. The book brings together different approaches to inquire into the contribution of religion to “happiness.” The centre of gravity is Laylard's (2005) proposal that “happiness,” understood as pleasure and feeling good, should be taken into account by public policy. Laylard's inspiration came from Amartya Sen's (1999)“capability” approach. However, as ...
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In this article, I want to contribute to the development of what the North American theologian James Nelson has termed'Body Theol-ogy'. 1 Feminist theology has famously characterized the dualism of classical Christianity-and in... more
In this article, I want to contribute to the development of what the North American theologian James Nelson has termed'Body Theol-ogy'. 1 Feminist theology has famously characterized the dualism of classical Christianity-and in particular, its valuing of the spiritual over the ...
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... 'Nietzsche gets a modem': Transhumanism and the ... Yet maybe it is 'nature' that should be considered 'posthuman', since that might liberate it from the projections of human... more
... 'Nietzsche gets a modem': Transhumanism and the ... Yet maybe it is 'nature' that should be considered 'posthuman', since that might liberate it from the projections of human self-interest, and help to bring forth understandings of nature as possessing independent ...
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When communities are denied access to language, education, and public media, how do they address their suffering and hope to the God of the universe? Our thesis is that while the cries and laments of massive human suffering can be... more
When communities are denied access to language, education, and public media, how do they address their suffering and hope to the God of the universe? Our thesis is that while the cries and laments of massive human suffering can be suppressed by military and economic ...
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Political Theology, Issue 2 May 2000/ Volume 1.2. ...
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This article developed from a session sponsored by the Men's Studies Group in Religion at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion held in Atlanta, GA, in November 2003. It offers a theological, ethical and gender... more
This article developed from a session sponsored by the Men's Studies Group in Religion at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Religion held in Atlanta, GA, in November 2003. It offers a theological, ethical and gender analysis of the clergy sexual abuse crisis now faced by the Roman Catholic Church.
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This paper draws attention to the role of representation in the depiction of scientific and technological innovation as a means of understanding the narratives that circulate concerning the shape of things to come. It considers how... more
This paper draws attention to the role of representation in the depiction of scientific and technological innovation as a means of understanding the narratives that circulate concerning the shape of things to come. It considers how metaphors play an important part in the conduct of scientific explanation, and how they do more than describe the world in helping also to shape expectations, normalise particular choices, establish priorities and create needs. In surveying the range of metaphorical responses to the digital and biotechnological age, we will see how technologies are regarded both as 'endangerment' and 'promise.' What we believe 'technology' is doing to 'us' reflects important implicit philosophies of technology and its relationship to human agency and political choice; yet we also need to be alert to the assumptions about 'human nature' itself which inform such reactions. The paper argues that embedded in the various representations implicit in the new technologies are crucial issues of identity, community and justice: what it means to be (post)human, who is (and who is not) entitled to the rewards of technological advancement, what priorities (and whose interests) will inform the shape of global humanity into the next century.
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... Elwood Worcester, minister of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, saw the modern psychologies as a tremendous resource for the enhancement of Christian ... Cabot teamed up with a Presbyterian minister, working as a hospital chaplain, called... more
... Elwood Worcester, minister of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, saw the modern psychologies as a tremendous resource for the enhancement of Christian ... Cabot teamed up with a Presbyterian minister, working as a hospital chaplain, called Anton Boisen to formulate a scheme ...
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Journal of Adult Theological Education, Vol 5, No 1 (2008). ...