In Defense of Self-care

This article focuses on the concept of "self-care" in ministry. I begin by exploring contemporary critiques of self-care as self-indulgent and theologically inadequate. I contend that such critiques are based on an individualistic understanding of the self, which is inattentive to social l...

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主要作者: Fuller, Leanna K. (Author)
格式: 電子 Article
語言:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: [2018]
In: Journal of pastoral theology
Year: 2018, 卷: 28, 發布: 1, Pages: 5-21
IxTheo Classification:FD Contextual theology
NCB Personal ethics
RG Pastoral care
Further subjects:B Pastoral Care
B Ministry
B Womanist Theology
B Pastoral Theology
B Clergy health
B Self-care
B Self-sacrifice
B Feminist Theology
在線閱讀: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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總結:This article focuses on the concept of "self-care" in ministry. I begin by exploring contemporary critiques of self-care as self-indulgent and theologically inadequate. I contend that such critiques are based on an individualistic understanding of the self, which is inattentive to social location and obscures the relationship between self and community. Drawing on feminist, womanist, and pastoral theological resources, I argue for an approach to self-care that acknowledges differing experiences of selfhood and that recognizes the fundamental connection between personal and communal well-being. This approach lays the groundwork for a renewed focus on self-care as a pathway to life-giving ministry.
ISSN:2161-4504
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/10649867.2018.1459106