Old books on shelfPublications by James Woodward

James Woodward has written widely in a number of area including the nature of Pastoral and Practical Theology; Pastoral Care and Counselling; Death and Dying; Healthcare Ethics; the Nature and Practice of Sector Chaplaincy; Healthcare Chaplaincy; the Theory and Practice of care; Ageing and Spirituality; Social Policy and Management.

Amongst his key publications is the Blackwell Reader in Pastoral and Practical Theology (Co-edited with Stephen Pattison) which has become as standard reference book in this area.

Forthcoming Publications

Does Theology Work?
How to think and act theologically.
SPCK New Library of Pastoral Care

The NLPC series has established itself as a useful set of guides for those wanting to expand their knowledge and improve their pastoral practice. This volume will explore the nature of theological reflection. It will equip its reader to engage in the creative activity of doing theology in the light of belief and practice. The book will make extensive use of case study material as a way of enabling the reader to engage in the process of ‘doing theology’. The book will resource the reader with a number of exercises to help reflection.

Publication December 2011

Getting Ready for Matthew, Mark, Luke ( 3 Volumes)
Co–authored with Paula Gooder and Mark Pryce
SPCK

The aim of these three books is to help individuals and groups to prepare for each of the lectionary Gospels. Each volume will open up how the Gospel writers explore faith, or mission, moral guidance, the proclamation of the Kingdom, our relationship to the world and the life of the Church.

They will invite the reader to make connections between the text and their own discipleship.

Each volume will be publishes in good time to be used for the next lectionary year.

Publication 'Getting Ready for Mark' Autumn 2011

Books by James Woodward

Between Remembering and Forgetting The spiritual dimensions of dementia Between Remembering and Forgetting
The spiritual dimensions of dementia
Continuum Publishing Corporation
April 2010

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Valuing Age: Mission and Ministry among Older PeopleValuing Age:
Mission and Ministry among Older People

SPCK New Library of Pastoral Care,
September 2008

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Praying the Lectionary: Prayers and Reflections for Every Week's Readings.Praying the Lectionary: Prayers and Reflections for Every Week's Readings.
James Woodward and Leslie Houlden,
SPCK December 2006

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Services for Weekdays: Readings, Reflections and PrayersServices for Weekdays:
Readings, Reflections and Prayers

James Woodward and Leslie Houlden, SPCK 2006

Foreword by the Archbishop of York, introduction and sample page

Befriending DeathBefriending Death
SPCK 2005

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The Blackwell Reader in Pastoral and Practical TheologyThe Blackwell Reader
in Pastoral and Practical Theology

Blackwell 1999 - Two Editions

"This is a textbook to be recommended. The whole spectrum of practical theology, including the feminist perspective, is covered." Norbert Mette, International Journal of Practical Theology

"An invaluable book for teachers and students of pastoral theology, this is a 'must' for any serious student of pastoral theology" Journal of Beliefs and Value

"As a resource for students and teaches in the field, this is a Reader that is practically de rigueur for a theological library or personal bookshelf…The editors and Blackwell publishers should be congratulated on this very fine contribution to theological enquiry and practice.." Australasian Catholic Record

Finding God in IllnessFinding God in Illness
Lion 1997.

Available on-line in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format (123Kb

 

Encountering Illness:
Voices in Pastoral and Theological Perspective
SCM 1995
 

Embracing the Chaos:
Theological Reflections on AIDS
SPCK 1990 - Four Editions