Pastoral Counseling as a Spiritual Practice: An Exercise in a Theology of Spirituality

The author explores reasons for differentiating pastoral care from spiritual care and presents a theological exercise in articulating pastoral counseling as a spiritual practice. Viewing spirituality from systemic and constructivist perspectives, the author utilizes Paul Tillich's ontology of p...

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Main Author: VanKatwyk, Peter L. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2002
In: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2002, Volume: 56, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-119
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The author explores reasons for differentiating pastoral care from spiritual care and presents a theological exercise in articulating pastoral counseling as a spiritual practice. Viewing spirituality from systemic and constructivist perspectives, the author utilizes Paul Tillich's ontology of polarities. He describes spirituality as a subjective, “fuzzy,” and inclusive concept and argues for the need for pastoral specialists to theologically articulate their ministry not only as a pastoral but also as a spiritual discipline.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/154230500205600202