Five Pathways to Wholeness: Explorations in Pastoral Care and Counselling

Five Pathways to Wholeness examines a variety of approaches to pastoral care: biblical counselling, the healing ministries, pastoral counselling, spiritual direction and social change. Bringing together material from a range of sources, and offering numerous engaging real-life illustrations, the author compares and evaluates each of the five approaches in its own right. At the same time, he encourages those who favour a particular pathway to respect and understand the raison d’être of the other four. All five, he believes, can move to a more truly ‘integrational’ theological and psychological viewpoint. This unique comparative study is supported by the Association of Christian Counsellors, and will prove to be of great value to clergy, pastoral carers, counsellors, spiritual directors, healers and students of these specialities.