Other Writing: Articles & Chapters
Selected articles, book chapters and research reports by Christian Scharen.
Other Writing: Articles & Chapters
Book Chapters
- “Racialized Construction of Urban Places, or Learning the History of the Land,” in The Oxford Handbook of Practical Theology, edited by Sabrina Müller, Dustin Benac and John Swinton. Oxford University Press, 2027 (forthcoming).
- “Blessing,” fully rewritten chapter in The Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology, second edition, edited by Bonnie Miller-McLemore, Eunil David Cho and Mindy McGarrah Sharp. Blackwell, 2027 (forthcoming).
- “On Being (Un)settled as a White Practical Theologian,” in Impossible Times: In Honor of Elaine Graham, edited by Heather Walton. Brill, 2027 (forthcoming).
- “Fieldwork in White Theology,” in The Blackwell Companion for Theology and Qualitative Research, edited by Pete Ward and Knut Tveitereid, 89–98. London: Blackwell, 2022.
- “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made,” with Viki Matson, in Brimming with God: Reflecting Theologically on Cases in Ministry, edited by Barbara J. Blodgett and Matthew Floding. Eugene: Pickwick, 2015.
- “Foreword,” in Paul Hoffman, Faith Forming Faith Shaping Ministry. Cascade, 2013.
- “The Case for the Revised Common Lectionary,” in Sundays and Seasons. Augsburg Fortress, 2013.
- “Secular Music and Sacramental Theology,” in Secular Music and Sacred Theology, edited by Thomas Beaudoin. The Liturgical Press, 2012.
- “Grace inside a Sound: U2, Evangelicals, and Pop Culture,” in Evangelicals and Popular Culture, edited by Robert Woods. Praeger, 2012.
- “Flowers for Hitler: God’s Mission and Creative Worship Experiments,” in Renew 52: 50+ Ideas to Revitalize Your Congregation from Leaders under 50, edited by David Lose. Luther Seminary, 2012.
- “Ecclesiology ‘From the Body’: Ethnographic Notes Towards a Carnal Theology,” in Perspectives: Studies in Ecclesiology and Ethnography, vol. 1, edited by Pete Ward. Eerdmans, 2012.
- “The Practice of Dispossession: The Shape of Discipleship in a Church Taken, Blessed, Broken and Given,” in Cultivating Sent Communities: Missional Spiritual Formation, edited by Dwight Zscheile. Eerdmans, 2012.
- “Blessing,” in The Blackwell Companion to Practical Theology, edited by Bonnie Miller-McLemore. Blackwell, 2011.
Articles
- “The Learning Pastoral Imagination Project: A 10-Year Overview,” with Eileen Campbell-Reed. Reflective Practice 43 (2023): 3–15.
- “Teaching Toward the Practice of Ministry Today.” CrossCurrents 69, no. 1 (March 2019): 64–73.
- “Interviewing Interpreted as Spiritual Exercise and Social Protest.” Ecclesial Practices 4, no. 2 (December 2017): 218–236.
- “Reimagining Seminary.” Christianity Today, January/February 2017.
- “The Pastors, Preachers and Prophets We Need Now.” Huffington Post Religion, October 5, 2016.
- “U2, the Paris Terrorist Attacks, and the Power of Grownup Rock and Roll.” The Cresset 79, no. 3 (Lent 2016): 23–26.
- “The Death and Resurrection of the Liberal Church: A Response to Chris Hedges.” Patheos, January 27, 2016.
- “Paying for Seminary: M.Divs in Debt,” with Sharon Miller. The Christian Century, February 4, 2015.
- “Ministry as Spiritual Practice: How Pastors Learn to See and Respond to the ‘More’ of a Situation,” with Eileen Campbell-Reed. Journal of Religious Leadership 12, no. 2 (Fall 2013).
- “Ethnography on Holy Ground: Practical Theology, Shared Silence, and Qualitative Interviewing,” with Eileen Campbell-Reed. International Journal of Practical Theology 17, no. 2 (Fall 2013).
- “Roundtable on Ethnography as Christian Theology and Ethics: Beyond ‘Use’ of Social Science in Theology,” with Aana Marie Vigen. Practical Matters 6 (Spring 2013).
- “Ethnography Audacious Enough to Witness,” with Aana Marie Vigen. Practical Matters 6 (Spring 2013).
- “The Unfolding of Pastoral Imagination: Prudence as Key to Learning Ministry.” Reflective Practice: Formation and Supervision in Ministry, September/October 2012.
- “The Wisdom of Elders: Listening to Leonard Cohen’s Old Ideas.” Immerse: A Journal of Youth Ministry, 2012.
- “Sacraments: Holy, Divine Promises Joined to Physical Elements of Water, Food,” with Lisa Dahill. The Lutheran, April 2012.
- “‘Holy Cow, This Stuff Is Real!’: From Imagining Ministry to Pastoral Imagination,” with Eileen Campbell-Reed. Teaching Theology and Religion, October 2011.
- “Mumford and Sons: A Deliberately Spiritual Thing.” Generate Magazine, 2011. Reprinted in The Cresset, Michaelmas 2011.
Research Reports
- You Belong Here: Sowing Seeds of a New Nation, with Chris Alexander, Francisco Diaz, Erica Ramirez and Mary Laurel True. Auburn Studies 24, Fall 2019.
- Making Theology Matter: Field Education as the Practical–Prophetic Heart of Effective Ministry Preparation. Auburn Studies 23, Fall 2018.
- (Not) Being There: What Works and Why in Online Distance in Theological Education. Auburn Studies 23, Winter 2017.
- Bright Spots in Theological Education: Innovation in 21st Century Faith Leadership Education, with Sharon Miller. Auburn Studies 22, Summer 2016.
- Learning Pastoral Imagination: A Five-Year Report on How New Ministers Learn in Practice, with Eileen Campbell-Reed. Auburn Studies 21, Winter 2016.
For a complete list of publications, visit Google Scholar or Academia.edu.