Images of Pastoral Care Classic Readings

Name: Images of Pastoral Care Classic Readings
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ISBN: 9780827216242

ISBN-10: 0827216246

ISBN-13: 9780827216242

Edition: 2005

Authors: Robert Dykstra

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This book is an edited volume of works that have predominated over the past several decades in contemporary pastoral theology. Through the writings of nineteen leading voices in the history of pastoral care, Dykstra shows how each contributor developed a metaphor for understanding pastoral care. Such metaphors include the solicitous shepherd, the wounded healer, the intimate stranger, the midwife, and other tangible images. Through these works, the reader gains a sense of the varied identities of pastoral care professionals, their struggles for recognition in this often controversial field, and insight into the history of the disciple. Images of Pastoral Care includes readings by Anton…

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List price: $34.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Chalice Press
Publication date: 1/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.056
Language: English

Robert C. Dykstra is associate professor of pastoral theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and author of Discovering a Sermon: Personal Pastoral Preaching from Chalice Press.



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Acknowledgments


Introduction



Classical Images of Care



The Living Human Document




Reclaiming the Living Human Document




The Living Human Web




The Solicitous Shepherd




The Courageous Shepherd




The Self-Differentiated Samaritan




Paradoxical Images of Care



The Wounded Healer




The Circus Clown




The Wise Fool




The Wise Fool Reframed




The Intimate Stranger




The Ascetic Witness




Contemporary and Contextual Images of Care



The Diagnostician




The Moral Coach and Counselor




The Indigenous Storyteller




The Agent of Hope




The Midwife




The Gardener




The Midwife, Storyteller, and Reticent Outlaw



Notes


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