Stephen Pattison (born 1953) is a British scholar and former H. G. Wood Professor of Theology at the

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. He is best known for his research on

practical theology Practical theology is an academic discipline that examines and reflects on religious practices in order to understand the theology enacted in those practices and in order to consider how theological theory and theological practices can be more full ...

ethics Ethics or moral philosophy is a branch of philosophy that "involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior".''Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' The field of ethics, along with aesthetics, concer ...

, and public service management. He attended

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, York and

Selwyn College, Cambridge Selwyn College, Cambridge (formally Selwyn College in the University of Cambridge) is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1882 by the Selwyn Memorial Committee in memory of George Augustus Selwyn (18 ...

, before going on to train for ministry in the Anglican Church at Edinburgh Theological College and

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, where he gained a PhD in Theology. He delivered a series of

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in 2007 entitled "Seeing Things: From Mantelpieces to Masterpieces", later published as ''Seeing Things: Deepening Relations with Visual Artefacts'' by SCM Press.

Books

* ''Alive and Kicking: Towards a Practical Theology of Illness and Healing'', SCM Press, 1989 * ''Pastoral Care and Liberation Theology'', Cambridge University Press, 1994 * ''Medical Knowledge: Doubt and Certainty'', Open University Press, 1994 * ''The Faith of the Managers'', Cassell, 1997 * ''The Blackwell Reader in Pastoral and Practical Theology'', With James Woodward and John Patton, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2000 * ''A Critique of Pastoral Care'', SCM Press, 2000 * ''Shame: Theory, Therapy, Theology'', Cambridge University Press, 2000 * ''Using the Bible in Christian Ministry'', With Margaret Cooling and Trevor Cooling, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2007 * ''The Challenge of Practical Theology: Selected Essays'', Jessica Kingsley, 2007 * ''Seeing Things: Deepening Relations with Visual Artefacts'', SCM Press, 2007 * ''The SCM Study Guide to Theological Reflection'', With Judith Thompson and Ross Thompson, SCM Press, 2008 * ''Emerging Values in Health Care'', Ed. with Ben Hannigan, Roisin Pill and Huw Thomas, Jessica Kingsley, 2010 * ''Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy'', With Sophie Gilliat-Ray and Mansur Ali, Ashgate, 2013 * ''Saving Face: Enfacement, Shame, Theology'', Ashgate, 2013 * ''Invitation to Research in Practical Theology'', With Zoë Bennett, Elaine Graham and Heather Walton, Routledge, 2018

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