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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780343303321

Autore

Lartey Emmanuel Yartekwei

Titolo

In living color [[electronic resource] ] : an intercultural approach to pastoral care and counseling / / Emmanuel Y. Lartey ; foreword by James N. Poling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2003

ISBN

1-283-90451-9

1-4175-0291-6

1-84642-398-8

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (194 p.)

Collana

Practical Theology

Altri autori (Persone)

LarteyEmmanuel Yartekwei

Disciplina

253.5

Soggetti

Multiculturalism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Pastoral care

Pastoral counseling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 178-186) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

In Living Color: An Intercultural Approach to Pastoral Care and Counseling; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments (Second edition); Foreword; Preface; Part I: History, Theory and Practice; 1.Introduction to Pastoral Care; 2.Historical Developments in Pastoral Care; 3.Models of Pastoral Care; 4.Pastoral Care:Functions and Resources; Part II: Private Care and Public Struggle; 5.Counseling as Pastoral Care and Pastoral Counseling; 6.Liberation as Pastoral Praxis; 7.Spirituality in Pastoral Care; 8.Case Studies in Intercultural Pastoral Care

9.Approaches to Pastoral Care in Pluralistic SettingsReferences; Subject Index; Author index

Sommario/riassunto

The meaning of pastoral care in modern multicultural societies is challenged and re-examined from a pluralistic, global perspective in this book. Lartey stresses the importance of recognizing different cultural influences on individuals in order to effectively counsel, guide and empower them. He provides a concise history of pastoral care.