Helping the Good Shepherd: Pastoral Counselors in a Psychotherapeutic Culture, 1925–1975
Author:   Susan E. Myers-Shirk (Associate Professor, Middle Tennessee State University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9780801890475


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   27 April 2009
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Susan E. Myers-Shirk (Associate Professor, Middle Tennessee State University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780801890475


ISBN 10:   0801890470
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   27 April 2009
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Anton Boisen and the Scientific Study of Religion 2. The Methodology of Clinical Pastoral Education 3. The Minds of Moralists 4. From Adjustment to Autonomy 5. Democracy and the Psychologically Autonomous Individual 6. An Ethic of Relationships 7. Gendered Moral Discourse 8. The Language of Rights and the Challenge to the Domestic Ideal 9. Resurrection of the Shepherd 10. Christian Counseling and the Conservative Moral Sensibility Epilogue Notes Index

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The argument is compelling, the scholarship sound, the writing lucid and orderly, and the subject matter engaging. Myers-Shirk does a good job of linking her topic to wider currents in American culture. - E. Brooks Holifield, Emory University


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Author Website:   http://www.mtsu.edu/~sshirk

Susan E. Myers-Shirk is a professor of history at Middle Tennessee State University.

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Author Website:   http://www.mtsu.edu/~sshirk

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