The Social Context of Pastoral Care : Defining the Life Situation

by George M. Furniss

Paper Book, 1994

Status

Available

Call number

IBMC Library - BV 4400 F87 1994 - Shlvd w/ Pastoral Care

Publication

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press

ISBN

0664254365 / 9780664254360

UPC

978066425436

Description

Because their work focuses primarily on the fields of theology and psychology, pastoral caregivers have often neglected to take into account the social forces that affect both the careseeker and the caregiver. In this groundbreaking book, sociologist and chaplain George Furniss introduces them to a third discipline, sociology, to draw upon in their work. Furniss offers an introduction to sociological approaches that are particularly relevant to those in the field. Brief biographical notes about key figures in sociology and a glossary of terms are supplied to assist those who lack extensive background in sociology.

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CONTENTS:
Sociology for pastoral care
The sociology of knowledge and pastoral care
The individual, community, and society in pastoral care
Power, inequality, and empowerment in pastoral care
The sociology of religion and pastoral care
The institutional context of pastoral care
Pastoral care as social process.
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