Samuel Park is Assistant Professor of Practical Theology and Contextual Ministry Education and Director of Korean Missional Church Programs at Central Seminary, Shawnee, Kansas. He is the author of several articles on pastoral identity and the history and methodology of pastoral care, counseling, and theology. His articles have been published in a range of scholarly peer-reviewed journals, including Pastoral Psychology, Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, and Journal of Spirituality in Mental Health.
"Park's original research employs grounded theory to discover an
emphasis on relational and inter-subjective self-descriptions . . .
This book will be of great service in seminary classes as students
struggle to integrate their theology and practice of pastoral care,
and come to know themselves as flexible and open caregivers, firmly
rooted in the divine love."
--Mary Clark Moschella, Yale Divinity School
"Park's grounded theory study constructs a vision of pastoral
identity that moves beyond individually 'owned' pastoral identity
and toward identity that rests in a rich set of collaborative
partnerships and perichoretic interactions. With this text, Park
has made a substantial contribution to the empirical foundation of
pastoral care and counseling."
--Loren L. Townsend, Louisville Presbyterian Theological
Seminary
"Clinically precise, theoretically and ecclesially grounded, and
theologically rich, this text offers a perceptive view of
incarnational ministry, while honoring the role of the one
receiving care. It is an important advance in the field of pastoral
theology, especially given the multicultural sensitivity of the
author."
--Molly T. Marshall, Central Seminary
"This is a much-needed textbook for pastoral care courses and
chaplaincy training programs that help practitioners form authentic
pastoral identities that are both grounded in their faith
traditions and open to the co-creative possibilities of each
pastoral encounter with the other."
--Carrie Doehring, Iliff School of Theology
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