"In the storminess": multi-disciplinary approaches to scriptural images representing ethical challenges in the pastor-congregant relationship.
In this qualitative study the authors examine the Scriptural images that 10 Lutheran pastors employed in describing the ethical challenges in the pastor-congregant relationship. The analysis of Scriptural images is part of a larger study on pastors' experiences of a mandatory workshop, "Crossing the Boundaries (CTB),"which is required of Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) seminarians. The pastors' images were analyzed from the four perspectives of depth psychology, theology, social ethics, and sociology. In commenting on tensions in the pastors' Scriptural images the authors note commonalities among the four theoretical perspectives and discuss implications for practice and future research.
O'Connor
Thomas St James
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Pastoral Counseling, Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Wilfrid Laurier University, 75 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3C5.
Walsh-Bowers
Richard
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Psychology
Community
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Ross
Christopher
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Sawchuk
Dana
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Hatzipantelis
Maria
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D001633:Bible; D002170:Canada; D002835:Christianity; D002977:Clergy / Q000941:ethics*; D004493:Education; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012742:Sex Offenses