Synopsis
This book is a study on pastoral care and provides the context of pastoral care in Malaysia. Rev Canon Dr Steven Abbarow divides the book into three parts: (a) Part One-Pastoral Reflections, (b) Part Two-Pastoral Care, and (c) Part Three-Awareness
Part One focuses on pastoral care from the creation and fall narrative, while Parts Two and Three survey the theological meaning of Pastoral Care reflectively and contains testimonies and personal experiences to ground these reflections in the life of actual people engaging in real pastoral care tensions and challenges reflectively. Readers will learn more about pastoral care and where the source of that love is from-divine compassion from the One above. Divine compassion is not something we learn or earn but is given by grace to them (Romans 5:5) and that they are to be like the good Samaritan, loving not just their neighbours but anyone who needs their help.
About the Series: The STM Series is the publication of Seminari Theoloji Malaysia (STM) and Armour Publishing, Singapore. The format of the STM Series follows the successful SPCK series known as the International Study Guides (ISGs) or its earlier predecessor, the Theological Education Fund (TEF) series. The STM Series publishes books under various subsections namely, Biblical, Theological, Historical, Missions and Pastoral. These books are intercultural and contextual in approach and are written mainly by the lecturers and friends of STM. Although these books are written to cater to a wider public audience, scholarship and relevance to contemporary local issues are addressed.
ISBN: 978-967-13-5325-7
Size: 210 by 140 mm (closed)
No. of Pages: 144
Year Published: 2018
About the Author
Rev Canon Dr D Steven Abbarow (B. Econs, UM; MDiv and MTh, STM; DMin, Perkins, SMU) is an Anglican Priest from the Diocese of West Malaysia since 1990. He ministered in Parish Ministry until 2012 as a Parish Priest, Chairman of the Board of Tamil and Allied Work, Archdeacon, Coordinator of the Malaysia Indigenous Clinical Pastoral Education. In June 2012, he was seconded to STM as the Vice Principal, where he also lectures in Pastoral and Practical Theology. He is also the Anglican Chaplain for the Anglican community in STM. He is the team Vicar of the Parish of St Mark's, Seremban. He is also a member of the Provincial Missions Committee (PROSEAMS) and serves on the inter-Anglican Standing Commission for Unity Faith and Order (IASCUFO). He is married to Anne (1990), and has two children, Ruel and Naomi.
