Spiritual dimensions of pastoral care : practical theology in a multidisciplinary context / edited by David Willows and John Swinton.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Swinton, John, 1957-

Willows, David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastoral theology.

Theology, Practical.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley, 2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It would be difficult to find a more distinguished collection of authors than the ones in this volume, or a more timely subject ... ' - James Newton Poling, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary Written by significant researchers and practitioners within the field, this unique collection of key texts introduces the reader to practical theology. It critically explores the way in which the spiritual dimension of pastoral care has entered into constructive dialogue with other disciplines and ways of thinking, including: psychiatry, psychology, counselling, intercultural studies, educational methodology, narrative theory and political studies. Set within this multidisciplinary context, the individual contributions (a selection of articles from a leading journal of pastoral theology, Contact: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral Studies) cover a wide range of practical and theological issues that alert the reader to the spiritual dimension of pastoral care, such as bereavement, sexuality, ethics, learning disabilities, infertility, the meaning of pain, sickness and suffering and the nature of theology as a practical discipline. The book is an invaluable resource for practitioners, researchers, students and all who have an interest in the ways in which a spiritual dimension can enhance caring practices within a multidisciplinary context.

Contents:

COVER

Spiritual Dimensions of Pastoral Care: Practical Theology in a Multidisciplinary Context

Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Part One: The Emergence of Practical Theology

1. Pastoral Theology: Towards a New Discipline (1983)

2. Can Theology be Practical? (1992)

3. A Vision of Pastoral Theology: In Search of Words that Resurrect the Dead (1994)

Part Two: Practical Theology and the Art of Theological Reflection

4. Pastoral Action and Theological Reflection (1989)

5. The Case Study Method in Theological Education (1990)

6. The Personality Profile of Anglican Clergymen (1994)

7. Practical Theology as a Theological Form (1996)

Part Three: Practical Theology in Search of PracticalWisdom

8. Pain, sickness and suffering (1980)

9. Pastoral Counselling and Psychotherapy (1985)

10. Truth or Dare? Sexuality, Liturgy and Pastoral Theology (1994)

11. Friendship in Community: Creating a Space for Love (1997)

Part Four: Practical Theology in Critical Dialogue

12. Objections to a National Pastoral Organization (1971)

13. Religion and Psychotherapy: Friends or Foes? (1978)

14. The Theology of Pastoral Counselling (1980)

15. Pastors or Counsellors? (1992)

16. Where is the Theology of British Pastoral Counselling? (1996)

Part Five: Practical Theology and Social Action

17. A Healthy Society? (1976)

18. The Politics of Pastoral Care (1979)

19. Personal Care and Political Action (1985)

Part Six: Practical Theology as Story

20. Telling Tales: The Narrative Dimension of Pastoral Care and Counselling (1998)

21. The Challenge of Creativity (1999)

22. Passion and Pain: Conceiving Theology out of Infertility (1999)

References

Contributors

Subject Index

Author Index.

Notes:

Reprinted from: Contact.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-55143-7

9786610551439

1-84642-218-3

1-4175-4987-4

OCLC:

56823162