Metaphoric theology and God images in a hermeneutics for pastoral care and counselling
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Because o f the recent development in pastoral care, a hermeneutic model is proposed. Metaphors in pastoral care and counselling are embedded in the life stories o f parishioners. As an interpreter o f Stories/stories, it is the diagnostic task o f the pastor to make a pastoral assessment o f the meaning and significance o f these stories in terms o f God images. In order to do that, the pastoral issues regarding encounter (partnership, companionship, commitment and intimacy) have been linked to the following pastoral metaphors in Scripture: shepherd, servant, wisdom and paraclete. With regard to metaphoric theology, God as Friend is our choice fo r a pastoral encounter which takes the notion o f salvation seriously.
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