In living color : an intercultural approach to pastoral care and counseling / Emmanuel Y. Lartey ; foreword by James N. Poling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lartey, Emmanuel, 1954-

Contributor:

Lartey, Emmanuel Yartekwei.

Series:

Practical Theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Multiculturalism--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Multiculturalism.

Pastoral care.

Pastoral counseling.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (194 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The meaning of pastoral care in modern multicultural societies is challenged and re-examined from a pluralistic, global perspective in this book. Lartey stresses the importance of recognizing different cultural influences on individuals in order to effectively counsel, guide and empower them. He provides a concise history of pastoral care.

Contents:

In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments (Second edition); Foreword; Preface; Part I: History, Theory and Practice; 1.Introduction to Pastoral Care; 2.Historical Developments in Pastoral Care; 3.Models of Pastoral Care; 4.Pastoral Care:Functions and Resources; Part II: Private Care and Public Struggle; 5.Counseling as Pastoral Care and Pastoral Counseling; 6.Liberation as Pastoral Praxis; 7.Spirituality in Pastoral Care; 8.Case Studies in Intercultural Pastoral Care

9.Approaches to Pastoral Care in Pluralistic SettingsReferences; Subject Index; Author index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-186) and indexes.

Related Work:

Lartey, Emmanuel Yartekwei. In living colour.

ISBN:

9781283904513

1283904519

9781417502912

1417502916

9781846423987

1846423988

OCLC:

191039070