Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry

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Harper 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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Inhoudsopgave

The Meaning of Ordination
3
Women in the Pastoral Office
35
60
86
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

The Work of the Holy Spirit in Comfort
206

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Over de auteur (1983)

Thomas C. Oden is the Henry Anson Buttz Professor of Theology and Ethics at Drew University and the author of more than twenty widely read books, including Pastoral Theology, Agenda for Theology, and Kerygma and Counseling. He is also the general editor of the pioneering series The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture.

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