| Ethics and Spiritual Care: A Guide for Pastors, Chaplains, and Spiritual Directors Contributor(s): Lebacqz, Karen (Author), Driskill, Joseph (Author) |
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ISBN: 0687071569 ISBN-13: 9780687071562 Publisher: Abingdon Press OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2000 Annotation: The issue of spiritual care is complicated by the fact that there is no single understanding of what constitutes spirituality. This book lays out the terrain within which the ethics of spiritual care might be developed. The authors begin by reviewing several approaches to spirituality and their implications for ethics. They also explore the changing shape of clergy ethics, and the recent suspicion about applying standards from traditional "professional" ethics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Counseling & Recovery - Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources - Religion | Counseling |
| Dewey: 241.641 |
| LCCN: 00032287 |
| Physical Information: 0.47" H x 5.97" W x 8.92" (0.66 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ethics and Spiritual Care responds to three phenomena of increasing importance: - Although spiritual care is at the heart of ordained ministry, there is no text in professional ethics for clergy that focuses specifically on spiritual care. What ethical guidelines are needed to ensure that spiritual care in ministry is appropriate? - Many people in our world do not consider themselves "religious," but use the term "spiritual." The burgeoning interest in "spirituality" is an invitation to people with little training to set themselves up as "spiritual directors." Guidelines are needed not simply for the ethical practice of parish ministry, but for specific practices of spiritual direction. - Allegations of "spiritual abuse" have been made both in practice and in the literature; the term is being used with some frequency. The development of this term and its implications requires some scrutiny and response, as sexual abuse is not a good model for understanding spiritual abuse. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lebacqz, Karen: - 2001 KAREN LEBACQZ is Professor of Theological Ethics at Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, California. She is ordained in the United Church of Christ and is a member of the Society of Christian Ethics. |
