Pastoral Theology: Essentials of MinistryHarper Collins, 25 mei 1983 - 384 pagina's This much-needed book fully integrates principles of pastoral care, leadership, and theology to restore to ministers a clearly defined pastoral identity. Moving from a critique of inadequate models for ministry -- from community organizer to T. V. evangelist -- Oden develops a more classical model, rich in its references to the past and compatible both with Christian faith and theology through the ages and with current needs. Reconciling classical tradition with practice, Pastoral Theology will be a standard resource and reference in the field. Oden distills the best ideas of the two millennia of ecumenical Christian thinking concerning what pastors are and do. Pastoral Theology provides the foundational knowledge of the pastoral office requisite to the practice of ministry. It will be of interest to persons preparing for ordination in its review of key issues; at the same time, Pastoral Theology will appeal to all those who have considered entering the ministry, those who want to know more about what clergy do and why, and those ministers who want to review their ongoing work in the light of a systematic reflection on the pastoral gifts and tasks. |
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... Christian teaching , it would miss its mark like a bazooka inadvertently shot in precisely the wrong direction . Reversing the Antinomian Momentum The tradition has used the term antinomianism ( from " against law , " or " lawlessness ...
... Christian tradition ? Can I reason consistently about faith sufficiently to present the Christian message sensibly to intelligent con- temporary people ? Can I in good conscience be accountable to the au- thority of my church body ...
... Christian teaching about God , Christ , salvation , sacrament , social ethics , or eschatology ? Suppose the candidate displays a vast boredom toward such issues . Such a per- son should be required to explore these concerns before ...
... Christ's ministry in a general sense . But only a few are called to or- dained ministry . Why not all ? What is the difference ? The General Ministry of the Laity Ministry in the Christian community is a participation in the minis- try ...
... Christ's own self giving to us . The Issue We have been attempting to ground the office of pastor consistently in historical Christian pastoral wisdom . That makes this present turn of argument all the more challenging . For we now turn ...
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The Ministry of Baptism and Eucharist | 105 |
The Ministry of the Word Through Preaching | 139 |
Equipping the Laity for Ministry | 159 |
Pastoral Visitation | 169 |
The Care of Souls | 186 |
A Theodicy for Pastoral Practice | 223 |
Ministry to the Sick | 249 |
The Care of the Poor | 267 |
Pastoral Care of the Dying | 293 |
The Trajectory of Pastoral Theology | 311 |
Abbreviations | 317 |
Index of Names | 355 |
Index of Scripture References | 369 |