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Pastoral Care under the Cross - Revised Edition

The elderly, the dying, the mourning, the mentally ill, the depressed. If you are a pastor, chaplain, Christian counselor, nurse, doctor, or social worker, you regularly come into contact with these people. If you are a professor or student in one of these areas of ministry, you need to know how to counsel people facing these difficulties. Pastoral Care under the Cross: God in the Midst of Suffering examines pastoral care in relation to the theology of the cross and offers a practical approach to Christian caregiving. This book addresses how to counsel: The elderly, The dying, The mourning, The mentally ill, The depressed, Those facing disasters, It also provides a Christian response to questions in the area of medical ethics. Rev. Richard C. Eyer (DMin) has served as a parish pastor; director of pastoral care at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and professor of philosophy and founder/director of the Center for Bioethics at Concordia University Wisconsin, from where he retired in 2011. Throughout his career, Dr. Eyer has had to privilege of working one-on-one with doctor, staff, and patients, giving him the opportunity to minister closely with those struggling under a variety of health, life, and spiritual issues. Eyer is the author of Holy People Holy Livers: Law and Gospel in Bioethics (2000) and Marriage Is Like Dancing (2007).

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Pastoral Care under the Cross - Revised Edition

The elderly, the dying, the mourning, the mentally ill, the depressed. If you are a pastor, chaplain, Christian counselor, nurse, doctor, or social worker, you regularly come into contact with these people. If you are a professor or student in one of these areas of ministry, you need to know how to counsel people facing these difficulties. Pastoral Care under the Cross: God in the Midst of Suffering examines pastoral care in relation to the theology of the cross and offers a practical approach to Christian caregiving. This book addresses how to counsel: The elderly, The dying, The mourning, The mentally ill, The depressed, Those facing disasters, It also provides a Christian response to questions in the area of medical ethics. Rev. Richard C. Eyer (DMin) has served as a parish pastor; director of pastoral care at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and professor of philosophy and founder/director of the Center for Bioethics at Concordia University Wisconsin, from where he retired in 2011. Throughout his career, Dr. Eyer has had to privilege of working one-on-one with doctor, staff, and patients, giving him the opportunity to minister closely with those struggling under a variety of health, life, and spiritual issues. Eyer is the author of Holy People Holy Livers: Law and Gospel in Bioethics (2000) and Marriage Is Like Dancing (2007).

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Pastoral Care under the Cross - Revised Edition

Pastoral Care under the Cross - Revised Edition

by Richard C Eyer
Pastoral Care under the Cross - Revised Edition

Pastoral Care under the Cross - Revised Edition

by Richard C Eyer

Overview

The elderly, the dying, the mourning, the mentally ill, the depressed. If you are a pastor, chaplain, Christian counselor, nurse, doctor, or social worker, you regularly come into contact with these people. If you are a professor or student in one of these areas of ministry, you need to know how to counsel people facing these difficulties. Pastoral Care under the Cross: God in the Midst of Suffering examines pastoral care in relation to the theology of the cross and offers a practical approach to Christian caregiving. This book addresses how to counsel: The elderly, The dying, The mourning, The mentally ill, The depressed, Those facing disasters, It also provides a Christian response to questions in the area of medical ethics. Rev. Richard C. Eyer (DMin) has served as a parish pastor; director of pastoral care at Columbia Hospital in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and professor of philosophy and founder/director of the Center for Bioethics at Concordia University Wisconsin, from where he retired in 2011. Throughout his career, Dr. Eyer has had to privilege of working one-on-one with doctor, staff, and patients, giving him the opportunity to minister closely with those struggling under a variety of health, life, and spiritual issues. Eyer is the author of Holy People Holy Livers: Law and Gospel in Bioethics (2000) and Marriage Is Like Dancing (2007).

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780758647382
Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
Publication date: 05/28/2014
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 159
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.50(d)

Table of Contents

Preface 7

Part 1 The Context of Pastoral Care Today

Introduction 11

1 The Cross as Paradigm for Pastoral Care 21

2 The Pastor as Cross Bearer 31

3 Suffering, Sickness, and the Cross 41

4 Faith, Healing, and the Cross 51

Part 2 The Cross in Action: Practical Pastoral Care in Specific Circumstances

Introduction 63

5 Crossing the Years: The Elderly 75

6 Bearing the Cross of Homosexuality 85

7 On the Cross: Dying 93

8 At the Foot of the Cross: Mourners 103

9 In the Shadow of the Cross: Life after a Disaster 111

10 Crossing the Line: Mental Illness 119

11 Feeling Crossed Out: Depression 131

12 At the Crossroad: Medical Ethics 141

Epilogue: Under the Cross 153

Endnotes 157

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