Poorman brings together ethics and pastoral practice in an interactional model that captures the distinctive character of Christian pastoral counseling. His work is especially important in a culture that often confuses pastoral counseling with therapy. It also challenges traditional notions which portray the pastoral minister as an instructor who dispenses the church's moral teaching. Poorman distinguishes the pastoral task from that of therapist or teacher, while drawing on the best resources of contemporary psychology and moral development theories. he brings moral theology into lively...
Poorman brings together ethics and pastoral practice in an interactional model that captures the distinctive character of Christian pastoral counse...
This collection of personal narratives is from the day-to-work of people who attempt to prove the Catholic University true to its mission. Faculty, administrators, and alumni provide personal perspectives on how the Catholic character is realized in their own occupations, ministries, and vocations.
This collection of personal narratives is from the day-to-work of people who attempt to prove the Catholic University true to its mission. Faculty, ad...