02366cam a2200373 a 4500 4818499 AU-EpEBC 20111017203531.0 890314s1989 kyua b 000 0 eng 89031962 0664250653 DLC DLC DLC AU-EpEBC 253.2/PUR Purves, Andrew, 1946- The search for compassion : spirituality and ministry / Andrew Purves. Louisville, KY : Westminster/John Knox Press, c1989. 143 p. : ill. ; pbk ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [135]-143). Introduction : the search for a renewed compassion. "And he had compassion on them": compassion in the ministry of Jesus : The healing of the leper (Mark 1:40-45) -- The healing of the epileptic youth (Mark 9:14-29) -- The feeding stories ( Mark 6:30-44; 8:1-10; and pars) -- The healing of the two blind men (Matthew 20:29-34) -- The raising of the son of the widow of Nain (Like 7:11-17) -- A summary of the ministry of Jesus (Matthew 9:35-38). "Go and do likewise": compassion and the teaching of Jesus : The unforgiving servant (Matthew 18:23-35) -- The good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-37) -- The prodigal son (Luke 15:11-32) -- Epilogue to chapters 1 and 2: Compassion is not mercy. empathy, sympathy or pity. The wounded ministering God: a theology of divine compassion : the suffering of God in the OT -- The wounded womb of God -- Knowing God in Jesus Christ -- The compassionate God. A theology of compassionate suffering : The problem of suffering -- Apathy, a response to suffering -- What makes compassion possible? -- Suffering in Christ: a theological paradigm. Living with the wound of compassion : Reclaiming spirituality -- Disciplines for compassion -- Living with our woundedness -- Compassion and interdependency: being the church. The practice of compassion : concluding reflections on ministry. Jesus Christ ministry. Clergy Religious life. Pastoral theology. Sympathy Religious aspects Christianity. Suffering Religious aspects Christianity. Identification (Religion) Spirituality. ddc 10132 10132 0 0 ddc 0 0 253 Pastoral theology MAIN MAIN OS 2010-12-30 Amazon.com 30.36 1 253.2/PUR 09930 2015-08-05 00:00:00 2011-06-14 1 60.00 2010-12-30 AM