The Paradox of Being a Wounded healer : henri J . M . nouWen ’ s ConTriBuTion To PasToral Theology
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Note: This article is an abridged version of a chapter from Dr. S. Philip Nolte’s PhD dissertation, entitled ‘Pastors as gewonde genesers: Emosionele intelligensie en pastoraat (Pastors as wounded healers: emotional intelligence and pastoral care)’. The dissertation was completed in 2007 under the supervision of Prof. Dr Yolanda Dreyer, Professor in the Department of Practical Theology of the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria, and was accepted by the University of Pretoria.
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