Pastoral care in worship : liturgy and psychology in dialogue / Neil Pembroke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pembroke, Neil.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public worship.

Pastoral care.

Pastoral theology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

There is an urgent need today to deepen and enrich the pastoral dimension of Sunday worship. This book attempts to meet that need. The practical guidance that is offered has its foundation in rigorous and comprehensive theological reflection. This reflection draws not only on the riches of the Christian heritage, but also on some wonderfully illuminating psychological research. The conversation between the two disciplines yields some very interesting and important new ideas on worship as pastoral care. Each chapter consists of a theoretical base and a number of practical suggestions and resou

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; PART 1 RECONCILIATION: ADDRESSING SELF-DIMINISHMENT; Introduction to Part 1; 1 Confessions of a Sly Psyche; 2 Shame, Confession, and God's Affirming Gaze; PART 2 LAMENT: THE THERAPEUTICS OF COMPLAINT; Introduction to Part 2; 3 Asserting Ourselves before God; 4 Praying Our Anger; PART 3 HOPE: LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS; Introduction to Part 3; 5 Hope Needs Witnesses; 6 Hope Needs an Ironic Imagination; PART 4 COMMUNION: LIFE TOGETHER IN CHRIST; Introduction to Part 4; 7 Individualization, Christianization, and the Sacraments; 8 Maintaining Self in Communion; Notes

BibliographyIndex; A; B; C; D; G; H; I; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-197) and index.

ISBN:

9786612868054

9781282868052

1282868055

9780567161925

0567161927

OCLC:

676700889