Canadian ethnographic study of sources and definitions of theological reflection in pastoral care and counseling.
What are the sources and definitions of theological reflection developed by Canadian practitioners of pastoral care and counseling? This study is part of a larger qualitative research project on theological reflection. This research reviews the literature, describes the ethnographic method, and presents the findings with a sample of 75. Main sources are sacred texts, personal experience, experiences of clients, and traditions of faith group. Definitions are meaning making, discovering the divine and discipleship with recommendations for future research listed.
Waterloo Lutheran Seminary, Waterloo, ON., Canada N2L 3C5.
Thomas St James
TS
O'Connor
Elizabeth
E
Meakes
D000884:Anthropology, Cultural; D002170:Canada; D002835:Christianity; D003376:Counseling; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D010327:Pastoral Care; D028725:Theology