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Embodying Theology: Trauma Theory, Climate Change, Pastoral and Practical Theology

Religions, 2022
Since 2009, the amount of literature focused on the psychological and social dimensions of the climate crisis has increased exponentially. This growing interest in the topic is signaled especially in the American Psychological Association (APA)’s ...
Pamela R. McCarroll
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The Social Sciences, Pastoral Theology, and Pastoral Work: Understanding the Underutilization of Sociology in Catholic Pastoral Ministry

Open Theology, 2020
Applying sociological imagination and theological perspectives and using some secondary literature that focus on the American pastoral experience, this article explains why sociology and the social sciences are underutilized in the pastoral ministry of ...
Ballano Vivencio O.
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Navigating the Postmodern Landscape: Embracing Interdisciplinary Openness in Pastoral Theology

Verbum Vitae
In the face of rising secularization and the waning influence of the Church, contemporary pastoral theology encounters both a formidable challenge and an enticing opportunity in the postmod­ern era.
Damijan Ganc
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Public Theology as a Theology of Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Public Pastoral Care Contribution

Religions
The negative impacts of COVID-19, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, political unrest, and natural disasters in sub-Saharan Africa have caused widespread suffering.
Patrick Nanthambwe
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Orthodox Pastoral Theology

St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023
This brief article delineates Orthodox pastoral theology by chiefly emphasizing the organic connection between Liturgical/sacramental life and social/pastoral involvement in the Christian Orthodox tradition.
Razvan Porumb
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Pastoral juxtaposition in spiritual care: Towards a caregiving faith theology in an evangelical Christian context

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2018
The problem for many troubled youths seeking help within a Christian context is that their need for meaningful connections and spiritual growth is attached to relationships with their significant others.
Victor Counted, Joe R. Miller
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Praktisk och pastoral teologi i Svenska kyrkans prästutbildning

Svensk Teologisk Kvartalskrift, 2021
In this article, we discuss practical and pastoral theology in relation to Swedish theological education for future ordained clergy in the Church of Sweden. We look at how pastoral theology is understood in the Church of Sweden today and its relation to
Karin Rubenson, Elin Lockneus
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Mission-minded pastoral theology and the notion of God’s power: Maturity through vulnerability

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 2023
This article contributed to constructive missional theology by grappling with the issues of God’s power and Christian maturity. This is important, because we live in a wounded world fraught with injustice, violations of human dignity, and power abuse ...
Stéphan van der Watt
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Analytical and Native Concepts in Argentina’s Post-Conciliar Catholicism: The Case of “Liberationism”, “Popular Pastoral Theology”, and “Theology of the People”

Religions, 2022
“Liberationism”, a term derived from Liberation theology (LT), is an analytical concept used by religious historians and sociologists as a generic designation for Latin American post-conciliar Catholicism.
C. Remeseira
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Contextual pastoral counselling: Paradigm shifts in practical theological development since the middle 20th century

In die Skriflig, 2021
There have been many changes in pastoral care and counselling and pastoral theology since the middle 20th century. At first, the changes were viewed as an evolutionary process as the discipline evolved into an authoritative science.
Amanda L. du Plessis
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