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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... possible the fifth century Vincentian canon , preferring to affirm that which has been believed " everywhere , always , and by all " ( Vincent of Lerins : " quod ubique , quod semper , quod ab omnibus creditum est ” ) . Vincent ...
... possible to examine the evidence of God's address to the heart in a call to ministry ? Classical pastoral wisdom has thought it to be testable , and dangerous if unexamined . Inward Call : A Self - examination Anyone can ask him- or ...
... possible or desirable for an ecclesial examining body to seek to assess alleged providential events or personal revelations that may have in- fluenced a candidate's conception of ministry or calling ? Such special " leadings " need to ...
... possible for the duly ordained to neglect , reject , or re - inter- pret the gift of ministry . Thus , in most church bodies , procedures exist by which ordained ministers can elect to follow other paths than full- time ministry of word ...
... possible to fulfill the deeper intention of the historical tra- dition . Right or Rite ? Why not view the issue of women in ministry simply as a civil right , analogous to other employment , to which equal access is rightly due ? It is ...
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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 |