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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825204103321

Autore

Lynch Gordon <1968->

Titolo

Pastoral care & counselling / / Gordon Lynch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Thousand Oaks, Calif., : SAGE Publications, 2002

ISBN

1-280-37056-4

0-7619-7096-7

9786610370566

1-4129-3281-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 104 pages)

Collana

Ethics in practice series

Disciplina

253.5

Soggetti

Pastoral counseling

Pastoral care

Pastoral theology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [99]-102) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The significance of values & moral reflection for pastoral care & counselling; Chapter 2 - Identifying our vision of the good life; Chapter 3 - Pursuing a vision of the good life; Chapter 4 - The social context of the pastoral encounter; Chapter 5 - The boundaries of the pastoral relationship; Chapter 6 - Friendship & the qualities of the pastoral relationship; Chapter 7 - Exploting ethical dilemmas in the pastoral conversation; Further Reading; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Provides an accessible framework for understanding the role of the pastoral care worker and the ethical dimensions of practice. The book is based on the view that all pastoral care is shaped by the values of the carer.