Pastoral Theology: Essentials of MinistryHarper Collins, 25 maj 1983 - 384 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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... hope this work will be as unoriginal as possi- ble . This is the first time I have attempted to write an entire text with an absolutely clear commitment to unoriginality . I do not want THE DISCOVERY OF PASTORAL IDENTITY 7.
... orthodoxy ; ( c ) the continuing critique of antinomianism ( first in Radical Obedience , but more fully developed in Guilt Free ) and the posi- tive hope for the recovery of the classical dialectic between 14 BECOMING A MINISTER.
... hope that serious critics at least would know about them , and recognize where my footprints have been , rather than prematurely supposing that I had never been there . Even with these caveats , I remain braced for the non sequitur that ...
... hope and faith of the church is that they will act with wise discernment . It sometimes takes longer than the candidate wishes . This may be a time of increased anxi- ety for candidates . It can also be a time of spiritual growth as one ...
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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 |