Babel—Legion—Pentecost
Describes the practice of pastoral counseling as a language game through the use of three biblical symbols: Babel, Legion, and Pentecost. The first two images describe the human problem; the latter, the possibility of salvation. The salvation image, Pentecost, suggests that communicating the positiv...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1982
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The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1982, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 118-124 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Describes the practice of pastoral counseling as a language game through the use of three biblical symbols: Babel, Legion, and Pentecost. The first two images describe the human problem; the latter, the possibility of salvation. The salvation image, Pentecost, suggests that communicating the positive dimensions of human wholeness is always a kind of madness which must be communicated in “odd” or indirect ways. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234098203600206 |