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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pastoral Theology
		Pastoral theology is a branch of practical theology; it is essentially a practical science.
		Moral theology explains the laws of God and of the Church, the means of grace and hindrances thereto; pastoral theology teaches the practical bearing of these laws, means, and hindrances upon the daily life of the priest, alone and in touch with his people.
		The name pastoral theology is new; the science is as old as the Church itself, as appears from the manifold instructions given by Jesus to His Apostles for the care of souls (Matthew 10:6 sqq.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14611a.htm (1397 words)

	Theology Today - Vol 37, No. 4 - January 1981 - ARTICLE - How Pastoral Theology Functions
		The aim of the present article is to address this problematic from the vantage point of pastoral theology since the task of facilitating the interaction between academic theology and pastoral ministry belongs in a preeminent way to pastoral theology, at least as it is being defined and practiced today.
		According to Rahner, pastoral theology (or practical theology, as he prefers) is not limited to the work of the clergy but extends to everything which the church as such has to do.
		According to definitions of pastoral theology such as these, there is a mutual interaction between the experiential situation and theological reflection; concrete experience is the starting point and effective pastoral ministry of the church is the goal.
	theologytoday.ptsem.edu /jan1981/v37-4-article2.htm (5731 words)

	SECULARISM IN CHURCH, THEOLOGY AND PASTORAL CARE
		The third heaven is theoria, theology, through which, and by divine Grace and the capture of the nous, one reaches, as is possible, the knowledge of God's mysteries and knows all the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven.
		Therefore, theology is the third heaven which is a fruit, an outcome of the purification of the heart and the illumination of the nous.
		Pastoral care is the work of the Church which aims at admitting man to her Body, at making him her true member.
	www.pelagia.org /htm/ar01.en.secularism_in_church.htm (6128 words)

	Quodlibet Online Journal: Pastoral Theology/Practice and Alfred Adler's Individual Psychology - by Allan Savage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Pastoral theology, unlike theoretical theology, is rooted in the existential understanding of the contemporary Christian.
		Pastoral theology, being a theology of the church's practice rather than a theology of the church's doctrine, is set within the context of self-reflection as an existential philosophy.
		Pastoral theology is unlike the theoretical theology of interpretation of the church's beliefs.
	www.quodlibet.net /savage-adler.shtml (1873 words)

	The human web: reflections on the state of pastoral theology - Cover Story Christian Century - Find Articles
		The first was the jolt of moving from the academic study of religion and social science to the peculiar discipline of pastoral theology.
		The field of pastoral theology is expected to be more oriented toward ministerial practice than other disciplines; at the same time, it has struggled with the ambiguities of its identity.
		Whereas biblical studies experienced the challenge of modernity in terms of historical-critical approaches to scripture, pastoral theology experienced it in terms of the emergence of psychology and sociology as disciplines.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1058/is_n11_v110/ai_13651530 (878 words)

	FINNEY'S UNPUBLISHED LECTURES ON PASTORAL THEOLOGY
		Pastors should never admit that they are out of their appropriate sphere, when urging any claim of God.
		In view of Finney's interest in "practical" training for the pastorate, of his dominant position in the seminary, and of his personal eccentricities, it was to be expected that his lectures on Pastoral Theology given in the Senior year would constitute one of the most distinctive and characteristic courses in Oberlin's theological curriculum.
		"The legitimate field of Pastoral influence," said Finney, "is as extensive as the field of moral obligations and responsibility." It was desirable, of course, for the minister to be "acquainted with the principles of reform," though he ought not to be an "ultraist" fanatic.
	truthinheart.com /EarlyOberlinCD/CD/Finney/Theology/pt.htm (10895 words)

	THST Department Homepage at LMULMU, MA in Theology; MA in Pastoral Studies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Theology students are to complete an additional 18 semester hours under the thesis option or 23 semester hours under the comprehensive exam option to be selected in consultation with the student's advisor.
		Pastoral Theology students are required to take one three unit course in either Liturgy, Religious Education, or Spirituality and select other elective courses offered by the Department of Theological Studies after consultation with their advisor.
		For example, if the pastoral program component addressed the celebration of confirmation among youth, the paper ought to address the history and theology of the sacrament, and/or a theology of the Holy Spirit, and/or developmental theories of faith development, or some other aspect(s) of the pastoral theological education that helps to support the pastoral program.
	bellarmine.lmu.edu /theology/Graduate/index.htm (2891 words)

	Welcome to The Institute for Pastoral Theology :: What is Pastoral Theology?
		This Council is pastoral in its fusion of truth and love, `doctrine' and pastoral solicitude; it wished to reach beyond the dichotomy between pragmatism and doctrinalism, back to the biblical unity in which practice and doctrine are one, a unity grounded in Christ.
		By its very nature theology should always be pastoral in orientation, since each generation must appropriate the Church's faith for itself, asking of the faith both the age-old questions and the new questions unique to itself.
		Theology can never be content simply to repeat the formulas of the past, but must discover their meaning and relevance for the today in which the Church lives.
	www.ipt.avemaria.edu /whatis.htm (711 words)

	A Pastoral Theology from 1 & 2 Timothy & Titus
		A Pastoral Theology from 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus
		The two epistles of the Apostle Paul to Timothy and one to Titus are commonly called the "pastoral epistles." This is because they contain the instructions of Paul to two of his protégés who were given the responsibility to shepherd their respective flocks.
		Depending upon his denominational affiliation, he might identify the "pastor" as the principal head of a local congregation, the "elders" as the board elected to govern the same, and the "presbyter" or "bishop" as a kind of "super-pastor" who governs a larger territory of churches.
	www.apostolic.net /biblicalstudies/pastoraltheology.htm (1535 words)

	Josephinum Theology Formation
		Theology spiritual formation is designed to help the seminarian strive for that degree of priestly charity, virtue, and intimacy with God that will enable him to serve as a living sacrament of Christ in ministering to the people of God.
		Students of the School of Theology will focus on discerning and developing their vocation, and demonstrating progressive development in the evangelical counsels: celibate chastity, simplicity of life (for religious: poverty), and obedience.
		The pastoral pillar of the School of Theology enriches the understanding of theology by giving an added experiential element to theological reflection, and it brings the seminarian to the realization that effective pastoral activity requires a profound understanding of one’s faith and an evergrowing spiritual life.
	www.pcj.edu /theology/formation.html (887 words)

	PC(USA) - Theology and Worship - Mission Statement - The Difference that Theology Makes for Pastoral Ministry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Many of us find pastoral ministry extraordinarily trying and demanding, and are deeply concerned about the general health of the church and of the congregations that we serve.
		Pastors today are unclear about their identity because the church is unclear about its identity.
		The special privilege of a pastor is to point people again and again to this risen, living Christ, to remind them of his grace, and to ask them to attend to his claim on their lives, so that they might live with a new heart.
	www.pcusa.org /theologyandworship/whatwedo/pastoraltheology.htm (2814 words)

	Theology : University of Otago
		Contemporary courses in Theology introduce students not only to the historical Christian tradition but also to new approaches to that tradition, which have been developed with special reference to our particular context in New Zealand and the Pacific.
		Theology employs the same methods of study which are used elsewhere in the University to examine Christian history and the claims of Christian faith.
		The fascination of studying Theology today is that one is encouraged to use these intellectual resources to look at what are perceived as the most sacred dimensions of human existence in a critical manner.
	www.otago.ac.nz /theology (355 words)

	Amazon.ca: Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry: Books: Thomas C. Oden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Pastoral Theology provides the foundational knowledge of the pastoral office requisite to the practice of ministry.
		Oden unpacks the role of the pastoral office that it holds within the church by distilling the best ideas of the two millennia of ecumenical Christian thinking concerning what pastors are and do.
		Pastoral Theology provides the foundational building blocks of the pastoral office essential to the practice of ministry.
	www.amazon.ca /Pastoral-Theology-Essentials-Thomas-Oden/dp/0060663537 (845 words)

	Theology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Some of these, such as graduate programs in liturgy, pastoral ministry and scripture, and careers in religious education, pastoral ministry and church administration, have a direct link to college work in theology.
		The emerging church, its institutions and thought, theology and spirituality as reflected in early Christian literature from the 1st to the 6th century.
		Theology of personal freedom and conscience, and the integration of freedom and conscience with the development of persons in their relationship with God and other human beings.
	www.csbsju.edu /Catalog/1998-2000/programsofstudy/theology.htm (2406 words)

	New Catholic Dictionary: pastoral theology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Pastoral theology has always been practised in the Church, but its consideration as a formal treatise is a matter of recent centuries.
		The threefold office of the priest affords an adequate division of pastoral theology.
		As minister of the sacraments, besides the requisite dogmatic and moral theology, he should possess other knowledge such as "pastoral medicine," which treats of the relations of bodily conditions to religion and morality.
	www.catholic-forum.com /saintS/ncd06340.htm (360 words)

	Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology: MA Divinity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Pastoral courses help develop interpersonal skills and the ability to discern the ways the Spirit may be working in the lives of those people served in ministry.
		It also will include the analysis of at least one pastoral situation which raised important theological and/or moral issues, as well as the effect that the situation and pursuit of those issues has had on the way the student views ministry.
		It allows lay ministry students to gain a greater breadth of knowledge in theology and allows clerical ministry students to complete the four years of theological study canonically required for ordination in the Roman Catholic Church and substantially to fulfill the course requirements of the PPF which are not entirely met by the three-year M.Div.
	www.dspt.edu /docs/academics/ma_divinity.asp (1366 words)

	Theology Today - Vol 50, No.1 - April 1993 - ARTICLE - Academic Theology in Pastoral Perspective
		The trajectory may be called the overpowering of sapiential theology, with its overtly pastoral agenda as articulated in the patristic age, by academic theology, beginning with the twelfth and thirteenth centuries and the work of Abelard, Lombard, and Thomas and triumphing with the modern university.
		Peter Abelard's Christian Theology took a step toward the disengagement of scientia from sapientia in his defense of the Trinity on the basis of sound logic against the dialecticians who "follow the evidence of their senses," without recognizing that the divine dimension of human reason permits a pious yet rational defense of the doctrine.
		Here precisely is the gateway by which sapiential theology gave way to academic theology, the point in the history of theology at which clarity of mind eclipsed devotion of the heart.
	theologytoday.ptsem.edu /apr1993/v50-1-article9.htm (6276 words)

	Pastoral theology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pastoral theology is the branch of theology concerned with the practical application of theology in the pastoral context.
		Normally viewed as an 'equipping' of ministers, practical theology is often considered to be more pragmatic than speculative, indeed, essentially a practical science.
		At the same time, writers on mystical theology have often entered into the domain of pastoral theology.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pastoral_theology (436 words)

	Society for Pastoral Theology
		The Society is primarily concerned with teaching, research, and publication in pastoral theology, and with the critical and imaginative practice of pastoral care and counseling.
		Our membership includes seminary teachers and graduate students in the field of pastoral theology as well as practitioners of specialized pastoral care and counseling, parish pastors, and persons from other related academic and professional disciplines.
		We also publish The Journal of Pastoral Theology, and make available through this website an annual directory of graduate programs in pastoral theology and a bibliography of teaching resources in the field.
	www.geocities.com /societyforpastoraltheology/index.html (146 words)

	CSB \| SJU - 2001-2003 Academic Catalog - Pastoral Theology/Ministry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		An introduction to the theology and spirituality of pastoral ministry.
		This course will be especially helpful to those interested in pastoral ministry and those planning to teach or coordinate faith formation programs for children, youth and/or adults.
		This is an introductory course on the theology of Christian marriage and families.
	www.csbsju.edu /Catalog/2001-2003/Academic_Departments/Theology/017.htm (260 words)

	Admissions \| Degree Programs \| Doctor of Theology in Pastoral Counseling (ThD) Requirements
		Sociocultural dimensions of pastoral counseling: pastoral counseling as a profession in relation to other professions; its relation to class, race, and gender; its relation to contemporary family, work, and religion; and, its participation in larger cultural and religious traditions understood through such disciplines as cultural anthropology, cultural criticism, and feminist theory.
		Ecclesiological and ethical dimensions of pastoral counseling: pastoral counseling as a specialized form of the church's ministry in relation to a) the history of pastoral care and counseling; b) theological understandings of the church and its mission (ecclesiology); and, c) ethical dimensions of pastoral counseling as a professional practice.
		Areas of examination in pastoral counseling practice include: (1) evaluation interviewing; (2) pastoral counseling; (3) supervision; (4) professional maturity as a pastoral counselor; and (5) ability to relate pastoral counseling to the total ministerial role.
	www.candler.emory.edu /ADMISSIONS/thd_requirements.cfm (437 words)

	CUA School of Theology and Religious Studies
		The Goal of Pastoral Studies is to prepare students for ordination in the Catholic Church or for lay ministry through a coordinated program of courses in academic subjects, pastoral skills and supervised ministry.
		Students will be invited to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses in terms of pastoral leadership and examine ways in which they can hone their strengths and develop strategies for dealing with their weaknesses.
		Academic and pastoral courses focused on the Hispanic/Latino experience are available for students, both Hispanic and non-Hispanic, preparing for ministry in the Hispanic/Latino community.
	religiousstudies.cua.edu /graduate/Pastoral.cfm (1688 words)

	Amazon.com: Pastoral Theology: Essentials of Ministry: Books: Thomas C. Oden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-29)
		Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry by William H. Willimon
		Oden is an elder (pastor) in the United Methodist Church and a professor of theology at Drew University.
		For example, his preoccupation with the ordination of women interchangeable with that of men is problematic if the goal is to strengthen the roots of pastoral theology in the NT and tradition.
	www.amazon.com /Pastoral-Theology-Essentials-Thomas-Oden/dp/0060663537 (2412 words)

	Pastoral Counseling and Ministry - headings
		Seeking to promote both breadth and depth of reflection on the theology and practice of ministry in Lutheran tradition.
		This is "an electronic journal that seeks to provide pastors, educators, and interested lay persons with the fruits of theological, biblical, and professional studies in an accessible form."
		AAPC was founded in 1963 as an organization which certifies Pastoral Counselors, accredits pastoral counseling centers, and approves training programs.
	www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu /Internet/pastoral.htm (1958 words)

	Theology and Pastoral Ministry Course Descriptions
		Applies theology to pastoral life with particular attention to the areas of education and liturgy.
		This course, which fulfills the Senior Integrative Experience for pastoral ministry majors, will require that the students also spend time reflecting on their education and the manner in which that education relates to personal, civic and global responsibilities and their personal faith perspective.
		Proposes foundational understandings and principles for effective ministry with youth, grounded in pastoral theology, culture psychology, developmental theory, and sociology.
	www.stmary.edu /acad_theology/crsedesc.asp (1938 words)

	University of Denver - Iliff School of Theology Joint Ph.D.
		Preference in admission will also be given to those entering the Pastoral Theology and Counseling emphasis who have more than one unit of Clinical Pastoral Education.
		Prerequisite: one quarter of Clinical Pastoral Education or two course in pastoral care and counseling, in which case materials are used.
		Special attention will be given to the relation of pastoral care and counseling, the psychology of religion, and the classical theological disciplines.
	www.du.edu /duiliffjoint/psych.html (1248 words)

	Pastoral Theology
		The Master of Arts in Pastoral Theology engages the student in theological reflection on ministerial practice and concerns as preparation for active ministry in a pluralistic society.
		THST 675 Pastoral Theology Integration Seminar (Students are required to take 3 semesters of this 1 unit class)
		The program is designed to allow a student to develop a track in a particular area of interest, including liturgy, spirituality, religious education, faith and culture, or pastoral ministry.
	www.lmu.edu /Page3777.aspx (473 words)

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