Seelsorgefelder

Annaherung an die Vielgestaltigkeit von Seelsorge

edited by Wolfgang Drechsel and Sabine Kast-Streib

Book cover: Seelsorgefelder

Extent: 176 pages

Publisher: Evangelische Verlagsanstalt

Subjects: Religious Studies

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(September 2017)

ISBN: 9783374051878

6.06 x 9.09 inches

Price: $39.00

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What does it mean when we talk of ‘pastoral care’ today? A look at the various fields of pastoral care shows a differentiated picture: the context in which a specific pastoral care takes place has always a determining influence on how it is seen. For instance what is the self-image of pastoral care in hospital, in emergency pastoral care, at the phone, in school or in congregation? What are the underlying conceptions? Pastoral care, is it today a ‘first language with many tongues’? And what are the unifying factors? The contributions of this volume describe from practical experience exemplarily various fields of pastoral care. Only such an approach to its different forms allows an understanding of pastoral care in all its plurality.


What does it mean when we talk of ‘pastoral care’ today? A look at the various fields of pastoral care shows a differentiated picture: the context in which a specific pastoral care takes place has always a determining influence on how it is seen. For instance what is the self-image of pastoral care in hospital, in emergency pastoral care, at the phone, in school or in congregation? What are the underlying conceptions? Pastoral care, is it today a ‘first language with many tongues’? And what are the unifying factors? The contributions of this volume describe from practical experience exemplarily various fields of pastoral care. Only such an approach to its different forms allows an understanding of pastoral care in all its plurality.

  • Edited by Wolfgang Drechsel
  • Edited by Sabine Kast-Streib