Empathy: A Bridge between
Suggests that the capacity for a broad, rich, and encompassing empathy is an essential ingredient of an authentic intercultural experience and understanding for an effective ministry in a world church. Notes that empathy is a process as well as a disposition. Proposes that shared stories greatly enh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1992
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| In: |
The Journal of pastoral care
Year: 1992, Volume: 46, Issue: 2, Pages: 119-128 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Suggests that the capacity for a broad, rich, and encompassing empathy is an essential ingredient of an authentic intercultural experience and understanding for an effective ministry in a world church. Notes that empathy is a process as well as a disposition. Proposes that shared stories greatly enhance the possibility of empathy as do the realities of physical and psychic presence. Suggests that the theological notion of the Incarnation is a powerful metaphor for both the possibilities and the limits of empathy. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Journal of pastoral care
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/002234099204600204 |