Synopsis: In a time of life-and-death challenges to the human
spirit--global economics, nuclear dangers, environmental threats,
and religious polarization and war--Christians must look for
resources that provide new insights of God's power and care for all
people. What are the forms of suffering and hope in the world
today, and how can Christians respond with healing resources?
Korean Christians have unique contributions to make to our
understanding of pastoral theology and counseling. Pastoral
counselors and theologians from the United States should look to
the South Korean Christian churches and other Asian churches for
conversation partners about the nature of care and healing in
today's world. In this book, the authors explore important
ideas--such as han, jeong, and salim--from Korean history and
culture that can inform the healing ministries of the churches.
Synopsis: "Korean Resources for Pastoral Theology makes a
significant contribution to the field of pastoral care and pastoral
theology in the United States . . . The authors introduce Koreans
who are actively searching for God's spirit at work in healing,
liberation, and reconciliation . . . It is like seeing a newly
created world of God, in which all diversities dance together."
--Heesung Chung, Professor of Pastoral Counseling, Ewha Womans
University "This book is full of insightful and enthralling
information about Korean cultural values . . . Poling and Kim
present invaluable tools for pastoral counselors, Christian
leaders, and theologians to enrich the horizons of pastoral
theology and counseling at the global level." --Andrew S. Park,
Professor of Theology and Ethics, United Theological Seminary
"Korean Resources for Pastoral Theology is an excellent resource
for those interested in finding the way back to practices of
spirituality of care that foster sustainability, interdependency,
justice-making, healing, and freedom without violence. Critical and
constructive in their analysis, Poling and Kim present a promising
intercultural and interreligious perspective for Christian pastoral
theology through the particular lens of Korean Christianity."
--Wonhee Anne Joh, Associate Professor of Systematic Theology,
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary "We have learned that how
to conduct one's cultural experiences, not as a footnote, but as a
main body of shaping one's pastoral theology, has been no less
significant to us than how to conduct universal, psychological
inquiry. I do believe Korean Resources for Pastoral Theology might
be a timely, great asset to the broader, main body of building
pastoral theology." --Soo-Young Kwon, Professor of Pastoral
Theology, United Graduate School of Theology Author Biography:
James Newton Poling is a retired Presbyterian minister and
Professor of Pastoral Theology, Care, and Counseling at
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois. He
is author of Rethinking Faith: A Constructive Practical Theology
(2011). HeeSun Kim is a Presbyterian minister and PhD candidate in
pastoral care and counseling, with a feminist theology minor, at
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Kim has been a pastor in
Korea and in the United States.
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