Dr Pete Ward
Print versionSenior Lecturer in youth ministry & theological education
Contact information:Teaching
- Patterns in Youth Ministry (MA Youth Ministry)
- Theology in Practice with Alister McGrath (Core Module MA Programmes in Theology and Ministry)
- Missiology and youth ministry (MA Youth Ministry)
- Cultural theology (DMin)
- MPhil/Phd supervision
Research interests
My latest book with SCM Press Participation and Mediation: A Practical Theology for the Liquid Church explores the relationship between Cultural Studies and Practical Theology. My next book is about theology and Celebrity Culture.
I am currently working on three research projects:
I am currently working on three research projects:
- Migration and Visual Culture: A Theological Exploration of identity, Catholic Imagery and Popular culture among Polish Young People (AHRC/ESRC Religion and Society Youth Call Small Grant 2009/2010)
- Interdisciplinary Workshops on Ecclesiology and Ethnography (British Academy Funded Small Grant 2009 – 2011)
- Greenbelt Festival as Liminal Ecclesial Space (starting in August 2009 festival this research project focuses on theological creativity, transmission and reception at Greenbelt)
Research groups
I am a member of the Centre for Theology Religion and Culture (CTRC)
Selected publications
You can see a selected list of my publications here.
Selected international conferences
- ‘Re-arranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic Youth Ministry in the Anglican Church’ Research Conference on Youth Ministry Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo March 2009
- ‘The Dance of The Warrior Bride’, with Prof. Paul Fiddes, plenary presentation Society for the Study of Theology, Amersfoort Netherlands March/April 2009
- ‘Participation and mediation’, International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, Cambridge January 2009
- ‘Practical Theology as Participation’ International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, Josefstal, Bavaria March 2008
- ‘The Dance of The Warrior Bride’, with Prof. Paul Fiddes, Ecclesiology and Ethnography Symposium, Yale Divinity School Sept 2007
- ‘Liquid Church’ International Association for the Study of Youth Ministry, London January 2005
- ‘Liquid Culture Liquid Church’ Institute of Sacred Music Yale Divinity School USA December 2005
Professional profile
For further information please see my professional profile.
