The Poet's Gift: Toward the Renewal of Pastoral Care / Edition 1

by Donald Capps

Overview

Donald Capps draws upon the poetry of William Stafford and Denise Levertov to show how poetry can benefit the field of pastoral care. He argues that poetry focuses on the immediate experience and attends to life itself, whereas theology and ethics focus more on abstract discourse, seeking to achieve a more panoramic view of life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780664254032
Publisher:	Westminster John Knox Press
Publication date:	04/01/1993
Edition description:	1st ed
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Donald Capps is Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has written many books, including The Decades of Life and Jesus the Village Psychiatrist.