Mary Clark Moschella

Injustice and the Care of Souls, Second Edition

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This new edition of Injustice and the Care of Souls significantly updates and expands the first edition, offering a fuller conception of what it means to care in contexts of social injustice. Beginning with a strong account of the harm that white supremacy has wrought, the authors in this collection describe situations of people in diverse communities facing marginalization, discrimination, injustice, and/or violence. These essays offer sensitive insight and practical guidelines for caring responses across religious, racial, and cultural barriers. Fittingly, the final essays highlight the role of public witness and activism as vital elements of pastoral practice. This book is an indispensable resource for students of spiritual care, chaplains, religious leaders, and scholars.”

Misunderstanding Stories

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“McGarrah Sharp challenges readers to reflect more deeply on their own misunderstanding stories and to stay longer in places of vulnerability in order to move toward more complex forms of mutual healing and neighborly love. The writing is both scholarly and captivating, as the author distills wisdom from diverse fields and helps us understand how to live with each other with integrity and hope.”

Overture to Practical Theology

Theology

“While many struggle to define practical theology, this learned scholar instead makes an overture toward the field, illuminating its complexity even while drawing readers into its melodies, harmonies, and discordant notes. Stevenson-Moessner presents practical theology as a spiritual symphony, emphasizing the connections among all parts and participants in the orchestra.”

Pastoral Identity as Social Construction

Counseling, Grief & 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.”

Physician of Souls

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“Jeanne Stevenson-Moessner mines the wisdom of John Chrysostom for contemporary spiritual care, teaching us what it means to be a "physician of souls." This pastoral theology of healing elevates the chaplain's role in healing the fullness of mind-body-souls, while also emphasizing pastoral accountability through a "credo of caregiving," analogous to the Hippocratic oath. The author's moving stories illustrate soul-full ministry as medicine.”

Shared Wisdom

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“The twentieth-anniversary revised and expanded edition of Pamela Cooper-White's Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care and Counseling adds depth and breadth to an already excellent resource. This volume offers a clear and historically grounded description of the relational model of care, elucidating the way that shared wisdom emerges in and through intersubjective caregiving relationships. Through multicultural case studies and pastoral theological reflection, the author teaches pastoral caregivers how to become aware and make use of the unconscious processes that arise in their caregiving relationships. This edition is enhanced by a greater emphasis on social justice as it relates to healing, as well as increased attention to religious pluralism.”

Shared Wisdom

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“The twentieth-anniversary revised and expanded edition of Pamela Cooper- White’s Shared Wisdom: Use of the Self in Pastoral Care and Counseling adds depth and breadth to an already excellent resource. This volume offers a clear and historically grounded description of the relational model of care, elucidating the way that shared wisdom emerges in and through intersubjective caregiving relationships. Through multicultural case studies and pastoral theological reflection, the author teaches pastoral caregivers how to become aware and make use of the unconscious processes that arise in their caregiving relationships. This edition is enhanced by a greater emphasis on social justice as it relates to healing, as well as increased attention to religious pluralism.”

The Practice of Pastoral Care, Revised and Expanded Edition

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“In this revised and expanded edition of her extensively read text, The Practice of Pastoral Care , Professor Carrie Doehring offers a clear and insightful explanation of intercultural pastoral and spiritual care. The book’s lucid prose makes it accessible for beginning students who are taking introductory courses. At the same time, Doehring’s richly nuanced conversation with current literature in the field makes the book an indispensable resource for seasoned scholars. Doehring unpacks the meaning of spirituality in lived experience, using examples and diagrams and making reference to stories and films that help the reader understand the intersection of psychological, cultural, and theological dimensions of pastoral and spiritual care. She emphasizes the values of respect and compassion and teaches us how to embody these values in caregiving conversations and interactions. This is an eminently practical and wise guide for those learning to offer life-giving care.”

Through the Eyes of Titans: Finding Courage to Redeem the Soul of a Nation

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In contrast to the usual, white-washed narratives idealizing civil rights titans, Danjuma Gibson offers a nuanced understanding of the ‘beautiful but arduous’ spiritual and psychological work undergirding the titans’ courageous lives. In his distinctive and poetic voice, Gibson both challenges and inspires readers to move beyond silence and complicity in the face of white supremacy. This is timely and vital reading for Christians and others who want to see ‘what love looks like.’”

White Supremacy through Black Eyes

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“In White Supremacy through Black Eyes, theologian Beverly Eileen Mitchell makes the claim that white supremacy is, at its root, a theological problem. If we are made in the image and likeness of God, the sin of defacement--the assault on the dignity of another--is a form of idolatry that breaks the commandment to love both God and neighbor. In this thoughtful book, Mitchell integrates a lifetime of experience, research, and reflection to offer a frank discussion of the damage that the ideology of white supremacy inflicts upon Black people and others on the lower rungs of the social ladder. Mitchell gently but firmly guides readers along to understand the spiritual commitment needed to reckon with history and move toward repairing the injustice of racism before any hope of racial reconciliation can emerge. This book will serve theological students, scholars, and congregations alike. Professor Mitchell opens her mind to us, offering a clear and compelling vision of the constructive engagement needed to move forward along the path of racial healing.”