Images of pastoral care
Subtitle: classic readings
By: Robert C. Dykstra, editor.
Contributors: Dykstra, Robert C., 1956-
Publisher: Chalice Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: St. Louis, Mo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
Subjects: Pastoral care; Pastoral theology
Description: This book is an edited volume of works that have predominated over the past several decades in contemporary pastoral theology. Through the writings of nineteen leading voices in the history of pastoral care, Dykstra shows how each contributor developed a metaphor for understanding pastoral care. Such metaphors include the solicitous shepherd, the wounded healer, the intimate stranger, the midwife, and other tangible images. Through these works, the reader gains a sense of the varied identities of pastoral care professionals, their struggles for recognition in this often controversial field, and insight into the history of the disciple.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ).