Pastoral Care and Counseling by Philip Browning Helsel - 9780809153909

Pastoral Care and CounselingAn Introduction\nAuthor(s): Philip Browning Helsel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Paulist Press International,U.S., United States\nImprint: Paulist Press International,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9780809153909, 978-0809153909\nSynopsis\nPastoral Care and Counseling addresses the critique that pastoral care is indistinguishable from secular psychotherapy by placing a person's relationship to God at the center of pastoral care. Each person is created in the Image of God (dignity) and has a purpose (vocation), but people face social problems such as poverty or discrimination that limit this expression. This book shows how ministers can care for systems, arenas such as health care, education, and employment. Even traumatic events such as abuse and suicide are linked with social factors like unemployment, so understanding the impact of systems on pastoral care is an essential part of ministry in the twenty-first century.\nThis book combines theological reflection, psycholog.