{"product_id":"soft-shepherd-or-almighty-pastor-power-and-pastoral-care-paperback","title":"Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor?: Power and Pastoral Care - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnnemie Dillen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor? contributors seek to go beyond the taboo on \"power\" within pastoral contexts. They not only discuss fundamental theological and philosophical questions about power but also develop ways to prevent power abuse in pastoral context. Power is considered as omnipresent and is analyzed in its positive and negative aspects. Not only the classical associations of \"power over\" or \"domination\" are discussed in relation to ecclesial and pastoral situations, but also forms of power linked to \"service\" and \"care.\" A sacrificial spirituality might also be dangerous. Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor? gathers ten contributions, all of which reflect on the complexity of power issues, also in relation to sexual abuse. The authors argue that dealing adequately with power requires renewed forms of theological thinking, especially about ministry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnnemie Dillen is Associate Professor of Pastoral and Empirical Theology at the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium. She is the coeditor of \u003ci\u003eProphetic Witness in World Christianities\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eChildren's Voices: Children's Perspectives in Ethics, Theology and Religious Education\u003c\/i\u003e (2010).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53834713399629,"sku":"9781620325315","price":55.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/dS8zc29SdUJndCswOFIxQ3gwU1RPZz09.webp?v=1777971075","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/soft-shepherd-or-almighty-pastor-power-and-pastoral-care-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}