Images of Pastoral Care: Classic Reading

by Robert C. Dykstra

Book Overview

This book is an edited volume of works that have predominated over the past several decades in contemporary pastoral theology. Through the writings of nineteen leading voices in the history of pastoral care, Dykstra shows how each contributor developed a metaphor for understanding pastoral care. Such metaphors include the solicitous shepherd, the wounded healer, the intimate stranger, the midwife, and other tangible images. Through these works, the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0827216246
• ISBN13: 9780827216242
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Christian Board of Publication
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"