Melinda McGarrah Sharp

Misunderstanding Stories (eBook, ePUB)

Toward a Postcolonial Pastoral Theology

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

How can we work toward mutual understanding in our increasingly diverse and interconnected world? Pastoral theologian Melinda McGarrah Sharp approaches this multifaceted, interdisciplinary question by beginning with moments of intercultural misunderstanding. Using misunderstanding stories from her experience working with the Peace Corps in Suriname, Dr. McGarrah Sharp argues that we must recognize the limits of our own cultural perspectives in order to have meaningful intercultural encounters that are more mutually empowering and hopeful. Bringing together resources from pastoral theology, ethnography, and postcolonial studies, she provides a valuable resource for investigating the complexity of providing care and fostering communities of belonging across cultural differences. McGarrah Sharp illustrates a process of moving from disconnection to regard for diverse others as neighbors who share a common yearning for hopeful and meaningful connection. Leaders in faith communities, practitioners of care, and scholars will all be able to use this resource to better understand the conflicts, tensions, and uncertainties of our postcolonial twenty-first-century world. An included discussion guide facilitates classroom study, small group discussion, and personal reflection.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wipf and Stock Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781621898740
• Artikelnr.: 55266267

Autorenporträt

Melinda A. McGarrah Sharp is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology and Ethics at Phillips Theological Seminary in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She is also a trained clinical ethicist, United Methodist layperson, and returned Peace Corps Volunteer.