| Pastoral Care & the Means of Grace Contributor(s): Underwood, Ralph L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0800625897 ISBN-13: 9780800625894 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1993 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Ministry - Pastoral Resources - Religion | Christian Church - Administration |
| Dewey: 253 |
| LCCN: 92018311 |
| Physical Information: 0.53" H x 5.51" W x 8.51" (0.53 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The emphasis on pastoral freedom is nearly spentand found wanting. Many caregivers today are seeking to balance such freedom with a sense of God's transcendence and communal order, which entail personal and ritual formation. In Underwood's resulting spirituality, the soul of pastoral care is prayer. The substance is Scripture, studied in both liturgical and personal settings. The evangelical principle is reconciliation. Baptism lays the foundation for pastoral care by providing the paradigm for all transformations. Eucharist constitutes the eschatological horizon for pastoral care as ministry in the human encounter of God's presence. This winsomely written book stands at the forefront of a broad movement among scholars and clergy in nonliturgical traditions that aims at retrieving explicitly religious resourcesthe means of grace. The result is a rare, truly ecumenical contribution to pastoral care, which deepens practice by providing a vision and a spirituality. |
