Reconstructing Pastoral Theology
Subtitle: A Christological Foundation
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: October 2004
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780664227333
First sentence: While, loosely speaking, pastoral work is what pastors do, this is true only derivatively.
Description: "Andrew Purves redirects the study of pastoral theology by addressing what he sees as the disconnect between the gospel of Jesus Christ and pastoral care and the practice of ministry today. Arguing that pastoral theology and care have long ignored Scripture and Christian doctrine and become secularized in both method and goal, Purves presents a christological basis for ministry and pastoral theology. This important work examines what makes pastoral theology Christian, while making clear the interconnections among the Christian doctrine of God, the person and ministry of Jesus Christ, and the life and ministry of the church."--BOOK JACKET.