Postcolonial Images of Spiritual Care

Postcolonial Images of Spiritual Care
Author: Emmanuel Y. Lartey
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2020-09-23
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1532685556

This anthology is about caring for all persons as a part of the revolutionary struggle against colonialism in its many forms. In recognition of the varied ways in which different forms of oppression, injustice, and violence in the world today are traceable to the legacy and continuing effects of colonialism, various authors have contributed to the volume from diverse backgrounds including differing ethnic identities, religious and cultural traditions, gender and sexual orientations, as well as communal and personal realities. As a postcolonial critique of spiritual care, it highlights the plurality of voices and concerns that have been overlooked or obscured because of the politics of race, religion, sexuality, nationalism, and other structures of power that have shaped what discursive spiritual care entails today. Postcolonial Images of Spiritual Care presents voices of practical and pastoral theologians, academics, spiritual care providers, religious leaders, students, and activists working to provide greater intercultural spiritual care and awareness in the areas of healthcare, community work, and education. The volume, as such, expands the discourse of spiritual care and participates in the ongoing paradigm shifts in the field of pastoral and practical theology.

Pastoral Care

Pastoral Care
Author: Pope Gregory I
Publisher: e-artnow
Total Pages: 198
Release: 2022-01-04
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

Pastoral Care, or The Book of the Pastoral Rule, is a treatise on the responsibilities of the clergy written by Pope Gregory I in which he contrasted the role of bishops as pastors of their flock with their position as nobles of the church: the definitive statement of the nature of the episcopal office. Gregory enjoined parish priests to possess strict personal, intellectual and moral standards which were considered, in certain quarters, to be unrealistic and beyond ordinary capacities. The influence of the book, however, was vast and became one of the most influential works on the topic ever written. It was translated and distributed to every bishop within the Byzantine Empire.

The Edward Wimberly Reader

The Edward Wimberly Reader
Author: Mary Clark Moschella
Publisher:
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2020
Genre: Black theology
ISBN: 9781481312448

"A collection highlighting Edward Wimberly's pastoral theology, featuring writings on pastoral, marital, and family counseling as well as social and political issues"--

Be Not Anxious

Be Not Anxious
Author: Allan Hugh Cole
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2008-10-07
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0802863108

"As Allan Cole knows firsthand, both personally and pastorally, Christians are not immune from anxiety, and many believers go to their church leaders for support and solace. This helpful book draws on narrative approaches to theology and counseling to suggest how pastoral caregivers may effectively minister to anxious persons." "Be Not Anxious provides pastors and other caregivers with a basic understanding of anxiety, including how to identify those suffering from it and how to get at what is making them anxious. Cole focuses both on cognitive-based methods and on common faith practices - church membership, frequent worship, prayer, Bible reading, service, and confession - showing how these may provide relief from anxiety. By addressing the roles of both psychiatry and ministry as co-liberators from anxiety, he leads the pastor and the faith community in helping disquieted souls to find rest."--BOOK JACKET.