Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition
Too often pastoral care is uninformed by historical practice and is overly influenced by psychological theory and practice, according to Andrew Purves. At least one consequence of this is that it is often disaffiliated from the church''s theological heritage. Purves examines Christian writers from the past who represent the classical tradition in pastoral theology--classical in the sense that they...
Too often pastoral care is uninformed by historical practice and is overly influenced by psychological theory and practice, according to Andrew Purves. At least one consequence of this is that it is often disaffiliated from the church''s theological heritage. Purves examines Christian writers from the past who represent the classical tradition in pastoral theology--classical in the sense that they...
