Whipp, Margaret

SCM Studyguide to pastoral theology / Margaret Whipp. - London, UK : SCM, c2013 - 202 p. ; pbk ; 23.5 cm. - SCM Studyguide .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The humble pastor - imagining pastoral care --
Pt. 1 LIFE IN ALL ITS FULLNESS: THE CALL TO BE HUMAN:
2. Being human - life, love and longings --
3. Faithful change - growth, transition and maturity --
4. All desires known - sexuality and the call of love --
5. The fragility of life - attachment, trauma and loss --
6. Growing together - religion, relationships and ritual --
Pt. 2 FOR THEIR SAKES: THE CALL TO CARE:
7. Tend my flock - the story of pastoral care --
8. The art of pastoral conversation - listening, love and language --
9. Boundaries and power - the limits of pastoral care --
10. Serpents and doves - integrity and good practice in pastoral care --
11. Messy moments - unsought, untamed, unimaginable encounters --
EPILOGUE:
12.The paradoxical pastor.



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