Research Catalog

Title

Pastoral care and liberation theology / Stephen Pattison.

Author

Pattison, Stephen.

Publication

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1994.

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Details

Description

xiii, 273 pages; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Cambridge studies in ideology and religion

Uniform Title

Cambridge studies in ideology and religion.

Subject

• Church work with the mentally ill
• Liberation theology
• Pastoral theology > Research
• Church work with women
• Pastoraat
• Bevrijdingstheologie
• Pastoral theology

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Introduction: The challenge of liberation theology -- Pt. I. Liberation Theology -- 1. background to liberation theology -- 2. nature and content of liberation theology -- 3. methods of liberation theology -- 4. Putting liberation theology to work -- Pt. II. Socio-Political Context of Pastoral Care -- 5. socio-political context of mental disorder -- 6. Who becomes mentally ill? -- 7. historical and social context of the psychiatric hospital -- 8. socio-political order of the psychiatric hospital: the staff -- 9. socio-political order of the psychiatric hospital: the patients -- 10. 'brave new world' of community care -- 11. plight of mentally ill people -- Pt. III. Politics of Pastoral Care -- 12. Pastoral care with mentally ill people -- 13. Socio-political awareness and commitment -- 14. Unction in the function: pastoral care in socio-political perspective -- 15. Liberating pastoral care -- 16. What is to be done? Towards a socio-politically aware and committed pastoral care -- 17. Bringing it all back home? pastoral care with women.

ISBN

• 0521418224
• 9780521418225

LCCN

93009014

OCLC

• ocm28376784
• 28376784
• SCSB-2019653

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library