Consensus and Conflict
Practical Theology for Congregations in the Work of Richard R. Osmer
Edited by Kenda Creasy Dean, Blair D. Bertrand, Amanda Hontz Drury and Andrew Root
Foreword by Friedrich Schweitzer
Imprint: Cascade Books
Kenda Creasy Dean is the Mary D. Synnott Professor of Youth, Church and Culture at Princeton Theological Seminary, and the author of Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church (2010). Blair Bertrand is a lecturer and teacher at Zomba Theological College, Zomba, Malawi and an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church of Canada. Amanda Hontz Drury is Associate Professor of Practical Theology at Indiana Wesleyan University, and is the author of Saying Is Believing: The Necessity of Testimony in Adolescent Spiritual Development (2015). Andrew Root is the Carrie Olson Baalson Professor of Youth and Family Ministry at Luther Seminary, and the author of Faith Formation in a Secular Age: Responding the Church’s Obsession with Youthfulness (2017).
“Ever intent to integrate theology and Christian living, Rick Osmer has been a pathfinder for the rest of us in Practical Theology. This fine collection of essays by leading scholars is a fitting testimony to his rich and varied contributions across the years.”
—Thomas Groome, Boston College, author of Faith for the Heart
“Rick Osmer’s teaching ministry has profoundly impacted both church and academy in the discipline of Practical Theology and well beyond. In this delightful collection of essays, colleagues and friends celebrate his contribution to Christian witness and education, while honoring a professor whose giftedness will continue to bless future generations of scholarly evangelists in pulpit, pew, and classroom.”
—Ross Lockhart, St. Andrew’s Hall & The Vancouver School of Theology
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