"I saw souls": remarks on the theory and practice of intercultural and interfaith spiritual care



Document title: "I saw souls": remarks on the theory and practice of intercultural and interfaith spiritual care
Journal: Revista pistis & praxis
Database: CLASE
System number: 000422908
ISSN: 2175-1838
Authors:
Year:
Season: Jul-Dic
Volumen: 3
Number: 2
Pages: 467-494
Country: Brasil
Language: Portugués
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Analítico
English abstract In this article the author presents a short overview on the theory of intercultural and interreli-gious pastoral care and counseling. He is giving some explanations about the multicultural situation in Europe, the “synthetic” personality and some definition of interculturality. After describing language and culture as “soft” concepts, religion as a “sign language” and giving some remarks to intercultural and interreligious competencies, he brings an example of a con-versation with a patient in a German hospital togive some insight into the practice of intercul-tural and interreligious pastoral care and counseling. He is ending with presenting a few theo-logical thesis
Portuguese abstract Neste artigo, o autor apresenta um breve resumo da teoria do cuidado e aconselhamento pas-toral intercultural e inter-religioso. Descreve a situação multicultural na Europa e define, sinteticamente, alguns conceitos básicos do aconselhamento inter- -religioso e intercultural tais como: personalidade; interculturalidade; linguagem e cultura; religião como linguagem simbólica. Após discutir as noções de competência inter-religiosa e intercultural, o autor traz o exemplo de uma conversa com um paciente num hospital na Alemanha para, a partir daí, lançar algumas luzes sobre a prática do aconselhamento pastoral intercultural e inter-religioso. O autor conclui com a apresentação de algumas teses teológicas acerca do tema em discussão
Disciplines: Religión
Keyword: Historia y filosofía de la religión,
Religión y sociedad,
Teología,
Interculturalidad,
Multiculturalidad,
Fe,
Cultura,
Lenguaje,
Pastores
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