Life giving resources. Faithfully delivered.
FREE delivery on orders over £10
Serving over 2 million Christians in the UK
with Bibles, Books and Church Supplies
Our Buy-Now-Pay-Later accounts used
by over 4,000 UK Churches & Schools
Excellent 4.8 out of 5

Trustpilot

You now have 0 of this item in your basket

The Pastoral Nature of Theology

An Upholding Presence [Paperback]

by R.J. Elford

Author
R.J. Elford
Book Format
Paperback
Publisher
Continuum
Published
March 2000

Read full description

Click to expand

Today's Price

£44.29

Free UK Delivery

Available - Usually dispatched within 4 days

Buying for a school or church? Upgrade to a FREE Eden Advance Account

Enter the product quantity

The Pastoral Nature of Theology

Today's Price £44.29

Frequently Bought Together

The Pastoral Nature of Theology

by R.J. Elford

Paperback

Pastoral Visitation

by David Searle +1

Hardback

Add both to basket for £53.08

Product Description

This work challenges the classification of pastoral care as "applied theology" which suggests that there is a separate, "pure" theology from which pastoral care springs. Rather, the author argues that pastoral need, concern and action are, and always have been, the catalysts which prompt theology and make it necessary. This detailed critical analysis of the relationship between theology and pastoral care considers: the difference that other faith traditions make to the understanding of the pastoral; the biblical tradition - how changing historical circumstances and perceptions of pastoral need brought about these traditions to be "in conversation" with contemporary culture; the social as well as the individual dimensions of human welfare and the interaction between the two; and morality as an inextricable aspect of pastoral care and looks at contemporary issues which can cause profound theological problems.