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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453202503321

Titolo

Pastoral care and counseling in sexual diversity / / H. Newton Malony, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

0-7890-1438-6

1-317-71948-4

1-315-78609-5

1-317-71947-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MalonyH. Newton

Disciplina

253.5

Soggetti

Pastoral psychology

Pastoral counseling

Sex - Religious aspects - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

". has been co-published simultaneously as American journal of pastoral counseling, volume 3, numbers 3/4, 2001."

First published by the Haworth Pastoral Press in 2001.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; About the Contributors; Foreword; Sexual Diversity: An Issue for Counselors and Churches; Changes in Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Among Mental Health Professionals: What Pastoral Counselors Need to Know; Does "Confidentiality" Have Limits? Relationships Between Pastors and Counselors; Pastoral Care of Sexual Diversity in the Black Church; Gay and Lesbian Christians: Faith and Coping in the Church; Pastoral Care with Marriages and Domestic Partnerships

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Sommario/riassunto

Learn to reach out to these hidden Christians! Offering a wide variety of points of view from the welcoming to the traditional, Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity addresses one of the crucial issues facing the church in these shifting times. Pastors of all Christian churches, whatever their denomination or theology, are likely to be faced with pastoral care or counseling of someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered. This valuable compendium examines various ways you can meet the spiritual and psychological needs of these members of your congregat