Drinking from the Same Well (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498258760)

Drinking from the Same Well is designed for those who seek a praxis-oriented theological grounding in the exploration of cross-cultural perspectives in the field of pastoral care and counseling. It traverses the broad terrain of cultural analysis and also explores in depth a number of discrete cross-cultural issues in pastoral counseling, related to communication, conflict, empathy, family dynamics, suffering, and healing. Cultural analysis and theological reflection are situated alongside numerous case studies of persons and situations that enflesh the concepts being discussed, and readers are invited to engage personally with the material through a variety of focus questions and reflective exercises. This book can serve as a helpful textbook for seminarians and a useful guide for pastors and priests, church study groups, multicultural parishes, and anyone engaged in helping ministries with persons from other cultures. The goal is to develop culturally competent pastoral caregivers by providing a comprehensive and practical overview of the generative themes and challenges in cross-cultural pastoral care.

Author: Lydia F. Johnson
ISBN-10: 149825876X
ISBN-13: 9781498258760
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 05/09/2011
Pages: 178
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d