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.