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Augsburg Fortress Publishers, January 2009. Paper Back. New. Editors Philip Culbertson and Authur Shippee make the important point that, in terms of the pastoral calling, 'an inner vocation is not enough; indeed, as in the early centuries of the church, vocation would seem often to lead either to pride or to bitter disappointment. It is the institution that forms and sustains the clergy in its midst, and ministry is effected through the support and challenge of the church community.' While modern instruction in pastoral care may make reference to Jeremiah, Jung, the Psalms and Freud, it seldom cites Jerome or Athanasius, Tertullian, Cassian or Augustine. In The Pastor, Culbertson (an Episcopal priest and lecturer in theology) and Shippee (a Presbyterian minister and religious studies professor) have collected source documents relevant to pastoral care, focusing especially on moral formation and reformation. Each chapter, beginning with readings from the second century, includes short…
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