Pastoral Theology from a Global Perspective: A Case Study Approach - Softcover

Wilson, Henry S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597520578 ISBN 13: 9781597520577

Publisher: Wipf and Stock, 2005

Synopsis

Multi-cultural and global in design, 'Pastoral Theology from a Global Perspective' brings concrete and applicable resources to Christian leaders around the world who are struggling with problems of pastoral care. This practical, easy-to-use approach to pastoral theology is designed to hone pastoral skills in five central areas: -the role of women in church and society -empowering marginalized peoples -economic justice and ecology -reconciliation and peacemaking -caring for human needs Fifteen case studies, accompanied by teaching notes and commentaries, illustrate the diversity and commonalities of pastoral care in different parts of the world: an ordained Indian woman assigned as an associate pastor is threatened by male church members who say she is not permitted to preach from the pulpit or serve the Eucharist; missionaries to Haiti face critical decisions about supplying chemical fertilizer to a destitute hillside village; a Hispanic community considers illegally occupying a government nature reserve to save their community sheep herd; a Ugandan pastor deals with violence and healing in a community struggling to recover from civil war.

About this title

About the Author:

H. S. Wilson, a church historian and liberation theologian, is executive secretary of the Department of Theology for the World Alliance of Reformed Churches. Dr. Judo Poerwowidagdo, a theological educator from Indonesia, is executive secretary for Asia and the Pacific in the Ecumenical Theological Education Programme of the World Council of Churches. Dr. Takatso Mofokeng, a professor of systematic theology at the University of South Africa, is chair of the South African Association of Theological Institutions. Robert A. Evans and Alice Frazer Evans are co-directors of the Plowshares Institute and co-editors of several books of case studies, including 'Christian Ethics' and 'The Globalization of Theological Education'

About this edition

• Publisher: Wipf and Stock
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1597520578
• ISBN 13: 9781597520577
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 246