It takes the average reader 2 hours and 20 minutes to read Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition by Andrew Purves
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Too often pastoral care is uninformed by historical practice and is overly influenced by psychological theory and practice, according to Andrew Purves. At least one consequence of this is that it is often disaffiliated from the church's theological heritage. Purves examines Christian writers from the past who represent the classical tradition in pastoral theology--classical in the sense that they and their texts have shaped the minds and practices of pastors in enduring ways. He reflects on texts from Gregory Nazianzus, John Chrysostom, Gregory the Great, Martin Bucer, and Richard Baxter. He...
Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition by Andrew Purves is 137 pages long, and a total of 35,209 words.
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