Articles by James Woodward
- Don't lose your pastoral heart (Church Times 1 February 2008)
Books reviewed by James Woodward
- The Fire Within: sermons from the edge of exile, Allan Boesak. Wild Goose Publications: The Iona Community. 2004. 170pp. ISBN 978-1-905010-38-7
- Fabricating Jesus: How Modern Scholars Distort the Gospels (pdf), Craig A. Evans, InterVarsity Press, 2006 (ISBN 978-0-8308-3318-4), 290 pp., hb r19.00 (pdf)
- A Model for Marriage: Covenant, Grace, Empowerment and Intimacy (pdf), Jack O. Balswick and Judith K Balswick, Intervarsity Press, 2006 (ISBN 10: 0-8308-2760-9, ISBN 13: 978-0-8308-2760-2), 193 pp., pb $19.00
- Weddings with Today’s Families in Mind: A Handbook for Pastors (pdf), Doreen M. McFarlane, The Pilgrim Press, 2007 (ISBN 978-0-8298- 1737-9), 121 pp., pb $18.00
- Wild Goose Chase: Exploring the Spirituality of everyday life, Annie Heppenstall, 2006, (Wild Goose publications)
- Using the Bible in Christian Ministry, Stephen Pattison, Margaret Cooling, Trevor Cooling, DLT, 2007
- The Word That Redescribes the World: the Bible and Discipleship by
Walter Brueggemann Fortress Press, Minneapolis 2006 - Healing through Faith and Community: A Study resource for Christian Faith Communities to Promote Personal and Social Well-Being , edited by Edward R Canda, Aaron Ketchell, Phillip Dybicz, Loretta Pyles & Holly Nelson-Becker, The Haworth Pastoral Press 2006
- Disturbing Complacency: Preparing for Christmas, Lisa Bodenheim, Wild Goose Publications 2007
- A Model for Marriage: Covenant, Grace, Empowerment and Intimacy, Jack O Balswick and Judith K Balswick, Intervarsity Press, 2006
- Weddings with today’s families in mind: a handbook for pastors, Doreen M McFarlane, The Pilgrim Press, 2007
- Jewish Relational Care A – Z: We Are Our Other’s Keeper,
Jack H Bloom, (Ed), (The Haworth Press) 2006 - Doing December Differently: An alternative Christmas handbook,
Nicola Slee & Rosie Miles (Eds), (Wild Goose publications) 2006 - Faith-Based Social Services: Measures, Assessments, and Effectiveness, Ed Stephanie C Boddie (The Haworth Press, 2007)
- Pastoral Care from the Pulpit: Meditations of Hope and Encouragement, J. LeBron McBride (The Haworth Press, 2007)
- Psalms throughout the Year: Spiritual Exercises for Every Day Marshall D. Johnson, (Augsberg Books, 2007)
- Ten Commandments for Pastors leaving a congregation Lawrence W. Farris, (Eerdmans June 2006)
- In Season, out of Season a book of sermons by Eric James (SCM Press 1999)
- Grain in Winter by Donald Eadie (Epworth Press 1999)
The Nature of Sector Ministry and Chaplaincy
James has a particular interest in the nature of sector ministry and especially healthcare chaplaincy. His PhD thesis examined the changing role of the acute healthcare chaplain with particular reference to the nature of professionalism and what it might mean for the Christian minister to be a professional.
Pastoral and Practical Theology
James Woodward's main interest in the area of theology is the nature of pastoral theology: how the Christian tradition shapes our values and practices.He is interested in how people use theology in the contemporary world especially in the field of ethics. He is also passionate about the importance of theological reflection on all aspects of our experience.
Books reviewed by James Woodward
- Theological Reflection, Judith Thompson with Stephen Pattison and Ross Thompson SCM Press 2008, (ISBN 978-0-334-04055-2), 246pp., pb £16.99.
- Practical Theology: An Introduction, Richard R Osmer Eerdmans, 2008 (ISBN 978-0-8028-1765-5)
- Health and Human Flourishing (pdf), Carol R. Taylor and Roberto Dell’oro (eds.), Georgetown University Press, 2006 (ISBN 978-1-58901-079-6), viii + 284 pp., pb $29.95
- The Rebirth of The Clinic: An Introduction to Spirituality in Health Care (pdf), Daniel P. Sulmasy, Georgetown University Press, 2006 (ISBN 1-58901-095-7), xvi + 246 pp., pb $26.95
- Healthcare and Christian Ethics (pdf), Robin Gill, Cambridge U.P., 2006 (ISBN 0-521-85723-6), xiii + 229 pp., hb $75.00
- Is there a God in Health Care?: Toward a New Spirituality of Medicine, edited by William F. Haynes JR. & Geoffrey B. Kelly, The Haworth Press 2006, 215 pp, pbk, no price marked, ISBN 0-7890-2867-0
- A Pastor’s guide to Interpersonal Communication: The Other Six Days, Blake J Neff, The Haworth Press},2006, 224 pp, pbk, no price marked, ISBN 0-7890-2666-X
- The Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Pastoral Counseling: Community and Silence, David Welton, The Haworth Press}, 2006, 120pp, pbk, no price marked, ISBN 0-78903043-8
- Pastoral Care of depression: Helping Clients Heal Their Relationship with God, Glendon Moriarty, The Haworth Press, 2006, 231pp, pbk, no price marked, ISBN 0-7890-2383-0
- The Unwanted Gift of Grief, Tim P. VanDuivendyk, The Haworth Press}, 2006, 188pp, pbk, no price marked, ISBN 0-7890-2950-2
- Disability Advocacy among Religious Organisations: Histories and reflections, Albert A. Herzog, The Haworth Press}, 2006, 226pp, pbk, no price marked, ISBN 0-7890-3290-2
- Jesus, the Bible, and Homosexuality by Jack Rogers, Westminster John Knox Press 2006
- Exploring Christian Ethics: Biblical Foundations for Morality, Kyle D. Fedler, Westminster John Knox. 2006
- Singing the Ethos of God: on the Place of Christian Ethics in Scripture by Brian Brock (Eerdmans, 2007)