Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: This article aims to circumscribe pastoral care as a porous practice that is intertwined with other practices and takes place in congregational rooms, as well as in public spaces. By relating empirical research, theories, and experiences from Nordic countries to theories from the intercultural paradigm, we explore a multifaceted and multivoiced practice of pastoral care. Grounded in fieldwork, empirical material, and newer pastoral care theory, we argue that contemporary pastoral care should emphasize the relevance, importance, and necessity of social, cultural, gender, racial, ecological, and political issues, to a higher degree than earlier Nordic literature may suggest.
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3125893176