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Practicing Care in Rural Congregations and Communities
Author(s): Jeanne Hoeft (Author), L. Shannon Jung (Author), Joretta L. Marshall (Author)
- Publisher: Fortress Press
- Publication Date: 1 July 2013
- Language: English
- Print length: 192 pages
- ISBN-10: 0800699548
- ISBN-13: 9780800699543
Book Description
Pastoral care in rural communities is different from care in other locales. Despite these differences, rural churches and communities also hold a particular wisdom from which the rest of the church might benefit. Small towns and rural areas have particular challenges, and in seeking to live out the Christian life in the midst of those challenges, local churches have unique and useful insights into what it means to care for one another.
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About the Author
Joretta L. Marshall is professor emerita of pastoral theology, care, and counseling at Brite Divinity School. At Brite, she also served as executive vice president and academic dean, interim director of the pastoral care center, and director of the Carpenter Initiative in Gender, Sexuality, and Justice. She also served on the faculties of Vanderbilt Divinity School, Iliff School of Theology, and Eden Theological Seminary. Marshall is ordained in the United Methodist Church and previously served as a pastor and a chaplain. She is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of books and articles about forgiveness, gender and sexuality, and rural ministry.
