The Tragic and Faith in Pastoral Counseling

This essay uses Edward Farley's notion of the interrelation of tragic vulnerability and creation and Niebuhr's idea of faith in offering a conceptualization of the process and goals of pastoral counseling. Openness, novelty, separation, and change, which characterize creative activity, giv...

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Main Author: LaMothe, Ryan 1955- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [1999]
In: Journal of religion and health
Year: 1999, Volume: 38, Issue: 2, Pages: 101-114
Further subjects:B Reciprocal Experience
B Pastoral Counseling
B Creative Activity
B Human Relationship
B Vital Concern
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