Stephen Pattison
Stephen Pattison is a British scholar and former H. G. Wood Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham.
He is best known for his research on practical theology, ethics, and public service management. He attended Bootham School, York and Selwyn College, Cambridge, before going on to train for ministry in the Anglican Church at Edinburgh Theological College and Edinburgh University, where he gained a PhD in Theology.
He delivered a series of Gifford Lectures 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, 1989Pastoral Care and Liberation Theology, Cambridge University Press, 1994Medical Knowledge: Doubt and Certainty, Open University Press, 1994The Faith of the Managers, Cassell, 1997The Blackwell Reader in Pastoral and Practical Theology, With James Woodward and John Patton, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2000A Critique of Pastoral Care, SCM Press, 2000Shame: Theory, Therapy, Theology, Cambridge University Press, 2000Using the Bible in Christian Ministry, With Margaret Cooling and Trevor Cooling, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2007The Challenge of Practical Theology: Selected Essays, Jessica Kingsley, 2007Seeing Things: Deepening Relations with Visual Artefacts, SCM Press, 2007The SCM Study Guide to Theological Reflection, With Judith Thompson and Ross Thompson, SCM Press, 2008Emerging Values in Health Care, Ed. with Ben Hannigan, Roisin Pill and Huw Thomas, Jessica Kingsley, 2010Understanding Muslim Chaplaincy, With Sophie Gilliat-Ray and Mansur Ali, Ashgate, 2013Saving Face: Enfacement, Shame, Theology, Ashgate, 2013Invitation to Research in Practical Theology, With Zoë Bennett, Elaine Graham and Heather Walton, Routledge, 2018