A study of the theoretical background and the theological foundations of pastoral theology for graduate and undergraduate students. The text comprises an introductory section giving a critical overview of pastoral theology, and goes on to provide selections from classic readings and newly commission[...]

The essentials of pastoral care involve the pastor's distinctive task of caring for those who are estranged--those who, according to the biblical image of the shepherd, are the lost sheep. By virtue of his or her professional calling, the pastor cultivates wise judgment in order to hear the hurting [...]

This title presents roadside Americana, fantasy, kitsch and joy on the American roadside. Before the advent of corporate communications and architectural uniformity, America's built environment was a free-form landscape of individual expression. Signs, artifacts and even buildings ranged from artisa[...]