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Author Whipp, Margaret, author

Title SCM studyguide pastoral theology / Margaret Whipp
Published London, England : SCM Press, 2013
©2013

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Description 1 online resource (208 pages)
Contents Contents -- List of Figures -- 1The Humble Pastor Imagining Pastoral Care -- Part 1 Life in all its Fullness: The Call to be Human -- 2 Being Human Life, Love and Longings -- 3 Faithful Change Growth, Transition and Maturity -- 4 All Desires Known Sexuality and the Call of Love -- 5 The Fragility of Life Attachment, Trauma and Loss -- 6 Growing Together Religion, Relationships and Ritual -- Part 2 For Their Sakes: The Call to Care -- 7 Tend my Flock The Story of Pastoral Care -- 8 The Art of Pastoral Conversation Listening, Love and Language
9 Boundaries and Power The Limits of Pastoral Care 10 Serpents and Doves Integrity and Good Practice in Pastoral Care -- 11 Messy Moments Unsought, Untamed, Unimaginable Encounters -- 12 The Paradoxical Pastor -- Sources and Acknowledgements -- Index of Scriptural Passages -- General Index
Summary Annotation The SCM Studyguide Pastoral Theology designed to support undergraduate courses for the training of clergy and lay pastoral workers at an accessible introductory level. The book aims to develop pastoral wisdom and integrity through a critical integration of theology and the human sciences. Introducing key themes in theological anthropology and pastoral practice, it shapes a creative pastoral vision which is deeply rooted in a Christian vision of what it means to be human and what it takes to care. Working with case studies, the book will introduce broad frameworks of understanding of issues such as growth, loss, and sexuality, together with critical perspectives on important aspects of practice such as language, power and boundaries. The book provides an accessible overview of key concepts in pastoral theology, offering key entry points for further discussion and study. Each chapter includes discussion questions and/or reflective exercises at the end of each chapter together with a short bibliography. Throughout the text, key summaries of learning will be indicated by boxed Practice Points
Notes Includes indexes
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 21, 2014)
Subject Pastoral theology -- Study guides
Pastoral theology.
Genre/Form Study guides.
Study guides.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780334045502
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0334045517
9780334045519
9780334049609
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