What student of ministry over the past three decades has not used “the little green book” by Joe Holland and Peter Henriot? Expanding and elaborating the classic, Social Analysis: Linking Faith and Justice, Maria Cimperman addresses the ongoing need for the tools of social analysis in every area of Christian life and pastoral care. Cimperman revisits the famous “pastoral circle” approach of see/judge/act, but with updated language and areas of concern. Like its predecessor, this text is a must-have for seminaries, divinity schools, college classrooms, and immersion groups. Reproducible worksheets are included for collaborative work and discussion.
Maria Cimperman, RSCJ, is associate professor of theological ethics and director of the Center for the Study of Consecrated Life at the Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.