Preface to pastoral theology / Sewrd Hiltner.

By: Series: Ayer lectures of the Colgate-Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, N. Y ; 1954Publication details: New York : Abingdon Press, 1958.Description: 240 p. ; 21 cmOther title:
  • Preface to pastoral theology : the ministry and theory of shepherding [Cover title]
  • Ministry and theory of shepherding
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Contents:
1. Task -- the meaning of shepherding -- the meaning of pastoral theology -- importance of pastoral theology -- 2. Person -- every minister a pastoral theologian -- the specialist in pastoral theology -- the layman as pastoral theologian -- 3. History -- the early centuries of Protestantism -- the later centuries of Protestantism -- pastoral theology in this century -- 4. Perspectives -- communicating the gospel -- organizing the fellowship -- shepherding persons -- 5. Cases -- Ichabod Spencer's cases -- comment on Spencer -- 6. Healing -- healing from what? -- healing and sin -- healing of the spirit -- summary -- 7. Sustaining -- comfort and sustaining -- methods of sustaining -- faith and doubt in sustaining -- sustaining and healing -- hope -- summary -- 8. Guiding -- guiding as shepherding -- pastoral theology and moral theology -- criteria of guiding as shepherding -- eductive guiding -- spiritual direction -- internals and externals in guiding -- summary -- 9. Communicating -- communicating as relational -- aspects of communication -- some general principles of communicating -- summary -- Organizing -- the biological metaphor of the church -- aspects of organizing -- types of organizing -- church, sect, and body -- group dynamics.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode
Stack Bishopdale Theological College BV4011 HIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A41852407
Main Collection Diocese of Wellington BV4011 HIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A38906063
Stack John Kinder Theological Library BV4011 HIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available J0026108X

Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-233) and index.

1. Task -- the meaning of shepherding -- the meaning of pastoral theology -- importance of pastoral theology -- 2. Person -- every minister a pastoral theologian -- the specialist in pastoral theology -- the layman as pastoral theologian -- 3. History -- the early centuries of Protestantism -- the later centuries of Protestantism -- pastoral theology in this century -- 4. Perspectives -- communicating the gospel -- organizing the fellowship -- shepherding persons -- 5. Cases -- Ichabod Spencer's cases -- comment on Spencer -- 6. Healing -- healing from what? -- healing and sin -- healing of the spirit -- summary -- 7. Sustaining -- comfort and sustaining -- methods of sustaining -- faith and doubt in sustaining -- sustaining and healing -- hope -- summary -- 8. Guiding -- guiding as shepherding -- pastoral theology and moral theology -- criteria of guiding as shepherding -- eductive guiding -- spiritual direction -- internals and externals in guiding -- summary -- 9. Communicating -- communicating as relational -- aspects of communication -- some general principles of communicating -- summary -- Organizing -- the biological metaphor of the church -- aspects of organizing -- types of organizing -- church, sect, and body -- group dynamics.

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