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100	1		_aPurves, Andrew, _d1946-
245	1	4	_aThe search for compassion : _bspirituality and ministry / _cAndrew Purves.
260			_aLouisville, KY : _bWestminster/John Knox Press, _cc1989.
300			_a143 p. : _bill. ; pbk ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [135]-143).
505			_aIntroduction : the search for a renewed compassion.
505			_a "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).
505			_a "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.
505			_aThe 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.
505			_aA theology of compassionate suffering : The problem of suffering -- Apathy, a response to suffering -- What makes compassion possible? -- Suffering in Christ: a theological paradigm.
505			_aLiving with the wound of compassion : Reclaiming spirituality -- Disciplines for compassion -- Living with our woundedness -- Compassion and interdependency: being the church.
505			_aThe practice of compassion : concluding reflections on ministry.
600			_aJesus Christ _xministry.
650		0	_aClergy _xReligious life.
650		0	_aPastoral theology.
650		0	_aSympathy _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aSuffering _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aIdentification (Religion)
650		0	_aSpirituality.
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