Existential Care in a Modern Society: Pastoral Care Consultations in Local Communities in Norway

Abstract Data from a recent survey on pastoral care consultations (PCC) in Norway (N=408) is presented, showing that PCC service priests and deacons provide for people the municipality, independent of faith affiliation. The most common themes regarded mental social distress, such as grief, conflicts, loneliness. Furthermore, illness-related were prominent, specter religious moral issues. We discuss results context ongoing changes reforms both church health care, point at possible promoting dimensions existential assistance space between personal network support public care.