Pastoral counseling and pastoral care: is there a difference?
The author argues that there is little difference between pastoral counseling and pastoral care. Utilizing an evidence-based and narrative approach, he examines the ideas of a variety of historical and contemporary writers to illustrate this thesis. Along with historical and contemporary writings on the topic, the author includes his own clinical experiences and associations to illustrate his conviction that pastoral counseling and pastoral care are more alike than different.
Pastoral Care and Counseling Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3C5.
Thomas St James
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O'Connor
D002170:Canada; D003376:Counseling; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006801:Humans; D033262:Narration; D010327:Pastoral Care