TY  - BOOK
AU  - Purves,Andrew
TI  - The search for compassion: spirituality and ministry 
SN  - 0664250653
U1  - 253.2/PUR 
PY  - 1989///
CY  - Louisville, KY
PB  - Westminster/John Knox Press
KW  - Jesus Christ
KW  - Clergy
KW  - Religious life
KW  - Pastoral theology
KW  - Sympathy
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Suffering
KW  - Identification (Religion)
KW  - Spirituality
N1  - 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
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