Books in the Practical Theology series

Examines some of Julia Kristeva's major psychoanalytic texts which focus on themes of women's depression, feminine identity, motherhood, and the need to believe as these themes relate to the power of religious language in a therapeutic relationship.

Develops a methodology that identified patterns of correlation in the fields of psychology, educational theory, phenomenology, epistemology, and physics, producing a compelling theological vision. This book introduces and examines, explores and untangles the complexity of Loder's thought in order to make it more accessible to a broader audience.

Examines the influence of poverty on the experience of self among adolescents. This book explores psychosocial and theological aspects of poverty and alienation from ontological and existential perspectives. It focuses on the psychosocial mechanisms that impact character and identity formation and on their pastoral theological implications.