Contributors
Abelard, Peter
Adam of Perseigne
Aelred (Ailred, Ethelred) of Rievaulx
Alan (Alain) of Lille
Albertus Magnus
Alexander of Alexandria
Alexander of Hales
Ambrose, St.
Ames, William
Ammonius
Andrewes, Lancelot
Anselm, St.
Anthony the Great, St.
Aphrahat (Aphraates)
Apollonius
Aquinas, Thomas, Saint
Arndt, Johann
Arnobius of Sicca, the Elder
Athanasius, St.
Athenagoras
Augustine, Aurelius
Baker, Augustine
Barclay, Robert
Barrow, Isaac
Basil, St., the Great
Baxter, Richard
Bede, St.
Bellarmine, (Bellarmini, Bellarmino), Robert
Benedict, St., of Nursia
Bernard of Clairvaux
Beveridge, William
Beza (Beze, De Besze), Theodore
Boethius, Anicius Manlius Torquatus Severinus
Bona, John Cardinal
Bonaventure, St.
Borromeo, Federigo
Boudewyns, Michael
Bramhall, John
Browne, Thomas
Brunfels, Otto
Bucer, (Butzer), Martin
Bullinger, Johann Heinrich
Bunyan, John
Burnet, Gilbert
Caesarius of Arles, St.
Calixtus, Georg
Calovius, Abraham
Calvin, John
Cassian, John
Catherine, St., of Genoa
Catherine, St., of Siena
Chalcedon
Charles I, King
Chemnitz, Martin
Chrysologus, St., Peter
Chrysostom, John
Clare, St., of Assisi
Clement of Alexandria (Clemens Titus Flavius)
Clement of Rome, St.
Clementina
Climacus, John, Saint
Colet, John
Comenius (Komensky), John Amos
Connor, Bernard
Constantine Africanus
Cosin, John
Cudworth, Ralph
Cyprian, St. (Thascius Caecilianus Cyprianus)
Cyril of Alexandria
Cyril of Jerusalem, St.
Damiani, Pietro
Descartes, Rene
Desert Fathers
Dionysius (the Areopagite, Pseudo-Dionysius, Denis)
Doddridge, Philip
Dodwell, Henry
Donne, John
Dorotheus of Gaza, St
Durandus, William
Earle, John
Eckhart, Meister
Ecumenical Councils, Seven.
Ephraim (Ephraem) Syrus, St.
Erasmus, Desiderius
Eugippius
Eusebius of Caesarea (Eusebius Pamphili)
Evagrius Ponticus
Felix, Minucius
Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de la Mothe
Forbes, William
Fox, George
Francis of Assisi, St.
Francis de Sales, St.
Fructuosus, St.
Fuller, Thomas
Gerhard, Johann
Gerson, Jean le Charlier de
Gratian
Gregory I, St.
Gregory Nazianzus, St.
Gregory of Nyssa, St.
Gregory Palamas, St.
Gregory of Sinai
Gregory the Great
Gregory Thaumaturgus, St.
Gross, (Grosse), Johann Georg
Guerric of Igny
Guido
Hall, Joseph
Henry, Matthew
Herbert, George
Hickes, George
Hilary of Poitiers, St.
Hildegard, St., of Bingen
Hilton, Walter
Hippolytus of Rome, St.
Hippolytus, Canons of St.
Hooker, Richard
Hugh of St. Victor
Hus, John
Ignatius of Antioch
Ignatius of Loyola, St.
Irenaeus of Lyons, St.
Isaacson, Henry
Isidore of Pelusium
Ivo, St .
Jean de Paris
Jerome (Eusebius Hieronymus), St
John of Avila
John Climacus (John of the Ladder), St
John of the Cross, St
John of Damascus
Johnson, John
Julian of Norwich
Justin Martyr, St
Knox, John
Kortholt, Christian
Lactantius (Lucius Caecilius Firmianus)
Langton, Stephen
Latimer, Hugh
Laud, William
Leo I (The Great), St
L'Estrange, Hamon
Lull, Raymond
Luther, Martin
Macarius, St. of Egypt
Marie of the Incarnation
Martin of Braga (Bracara)
Martin of Tours, St.
Mather, Increase
Maximus the Confessor, St.
Mede, Joseph
Melanchthon, Philip
Menno Simons
Methodius of Olympus
Minucius Felix
Molina, Luis De
Molinos, Miguel De
More, Thomas, St.
Nazianzen, Gregory
Nemesius of Emesa
Niceta, St.
Nicholas I, Mystikos, St.
Nicolas of Cusa
Odo of Cluny, St.
Odon (Oda the Good), St.
Origen
Orosius, Paulus
Overall, John
Owen, John
Pachomius, St.
Palladius
Pambo
Papias, St.
Paracelsus
Paschasius Radbertus
Patrick, St.
Patrick, Simon.
Paulinus of Nola, St.
Pearson, John
Pelagius
Perkins, William
Perpetua, St.
Peter of Alexandria
Peter Damian, St.
Peter Lombard
Polycarp, St.
Prosper of Aquitaine, St.
Prudentius, Aurelius Clemens
Quenstedt, Johann Andreas
Quinisext Synod
Rabanus Maurus
Raymond of Penafort, St.
Reynolds, Edward
Richard of St. Victor
Ridley, Nicholas
Rolle of Hampole, Richard
Rufinus, Tyrannius
Rupert of Deutz
Ruysbroeck, Jan Van
Salvian the Presbyter
Sancroft, William
Sanderson, Robert
Sandys, George
Sarcerius, Erasmus
Sayings of the Desert Fathers
Scholasticus, Socrates
Serapion, St.
Seven Ecumenical Councils
Severin, Saint
Shepherd of Hermas, The, or Pastor of Hermas
Simons, Menno
Sparrow, Anthony
Spener, Phillip Jakob
Staupitz, Johann von
Suarez, Francisco de
Sulpicius Severus
Sylvester II
Symeon the New Theologian
Symeon of Thessalonica
Synesius of Cyrene
Tarnow, Johann
Tatian
Taylor, Jeremy
Teresa of Avila, St.
Tertullian, Quintus Septimius Florens
Thaumaturgus, Gregory, Saint
Theodora, Amma
Theodoret of Cyrus
Theodulf of Orleans
Theonas of Alexandria
Theophilus, St.
Thomas a Kempis
Thomas Aquinas, St.
Traherne, Thomas
Travers, Walter
Trithemius, Johannes
Tronson, Louis
Ussher, James
Valdes, Juan de
Valerian, St.
Vincent of Lerins, St.
Voetius, Gisbert
Walton, Izaak
Wake, William
Watts, Isaac
Wermullerus, Otto
White, Francis
William of St. Thierry
Wilson, Thomas
Wollebius, Johannes
Wyclif (Wicliffe), John
Zonaras, John
Zwingli, Huldreich |
Topics
abortion counsel
abuse of preaching
accepting all experiences as blessings
accurate empathic listening
acquisition of moral good
acquisition of moral good
act of baptism
active versus contemplative life
admonishing pastors and spiritual guides
admonition
admonition connected to receiving the Lord's Supper
admonition gentleness in
admonition, as a preservative of community
admonition, dynamics of internal resistance to
admonition, gentleness in
admonition, necessity of
admonition, private and public
admonition, the pastoral duty of
admonition, the practice of
adultery
adultery, fornication, and homosexuality
affirmation of divine mystery
age for receiving confirmation and first eucharist
age limitations and ordinal examination of a deaconess
alcoholism and addictive behaviors
almsgiving
ambivalences in counseling
analogy between energetic youth and new birth in Christianity
analogy of the emotive flood and Noah's ark
ancillary orders of ministry
angelic and demonic influences
angelic demonic influences
anger
animal psychology versus human psychology
antipathy
apostolic tradition of soul care
apostolicity and succession
assurance of salvation
astrology and magic as anathema
authority in ministry
authority of the Word
authority to approach the altar
avoiding unfit or premature ordinations
baptism
baptism, the act of
baptism, the effects of
baptism, the ministry of
baptismal heresy
befriending
behavior modification
behavioral change strategies
behavioral excellences of ordinands
benefits of pastoral study and meditation
bishop's pastoral care of the church
bishop's pastoral of the church
body of Christ metaphor
breaking of bread
burial expenses
burial of strangers
burial, Christian
candor as a pastoral virtue
care of books
care of souls facing temptation
care of the emotionally ill
care of the gravely ill
care of the world
care-giver as baptizer
catholic church, definition of
cautious teaching of controversial Christian subjects
celibacy
characteristics of a good care-giver
charismatic gifts
charity
children
children dependent on parental wisdom
children, loving our own more than others
choice
choice between good and evil
choice versus desire
choosing a soul guide
Christ as "living Counselor"
Christ as the "couch" of the saints
Christian education
Christian freedom
Christian worship
Christians being at different maturity levels of faith
civil disobedience
clarifying events and celebrations of the Christian year
clergy
clergy drinking wine
clergy entering taverns
clergy suing other clergy
coherence in educating the soul
cohesion and catholicity amid diverse ministries
cohesion and catholicity and diverse ministries
comfort
communicating concern and care without words
communication through the tone of one's voice
communion
communion counsel
communion for the dying
communion for the sick
communion, the ministry of
communion, the recipients of
comparing a musical instrument with a well-attuned soul
compassion
comprehending God by becoming attuned to one's own soul
confession
confession, and communion
confirmation of baptism
congruence between word and facial gesture
congruence of inner spirit with outer behavior
congruence of inner spirit with outer behavior
conscience
conscience, as a universal human capacity
conscience, care of the distraught and anguished
conscience, rewards for following
consecration of the bread and wine
consolation versus desolation
contact between bishop and presbyters
continence
continuity in liturgical tradition
correlation between quality of self-disclosure and truthfulness of preaching
corruption in the ministry
counsel
counseling
counselor modeling his own counsel
counselors
courtesy
covenant faithfulness in marriage
crisis, the pastor's presence amid
crists, times of
criticism, dealing with
crow metaphor
curative power of self-disclosure
curiosity and singularity in pastoral care
dancing
deacon's care for the poor and sick
deacon's role in liturgy
deacon's role in the eucharist
dealing with criticism
dealing with false accusations
death
death and the sacraments
death, preparation for
death, searching for the meaning in
deceivers, various types of
deception and self-deception
deception decoding
decoding deceptions
deliberation of good
delight perfecting action
demon-possession
developmental stages as variables of seasonable counsel
difficulties in ministry
discernment of oneself
discovering spiritual wisdom
dispossessed
distinguishing between guile and honesty
distinguishing good from evil
divorce counsel
duties of a priest
duties of an effective counselor
"dying to one's neighbor"
education as a developmental process
effects of baptism
elements of prayer
empathy
empathy of God
Epicureanism
episcopal office
episcopal visitation to the congregation
equality of souls beyond sexual differences
evil, why God permitted
excessive judgment
exquisite timing of seasonable counsel
extreme unction
face reflecting holiness
fairness in language
faith
faith and possessions
false accusations, dealing with
false teaching
families, pastoral care of
fasting
fate versus providence
fault-finding
fault-finding, avoiding
focussing on longrange good rather than immediate setbacks
forgiveness without responsiveness
four purposes of confession
framing the question of theodicy
fraternal correction
free association
free will
freedom
freedom, the social consequences of taking seriously
freeing the soul from bondage
friendship
gaining experience and knowledge in counseling
"gentle rain" metaphor referring to speech
"gentle warrior" metaphor
gift of healing
gift of prophecy
gifts of women
giving food to the needy
God as Creator
God's love complementing humanistic psychology and philosophy
God's order and design
God's own empathic understanding
God's providence
God's spirit being undeceived
God's way of teaching through incarnation
"golden rule"
good counsel
Good Shepherd
good works
governing hunger
grace and effort
grace and freedom
grief
growth of freedom through discipline
guidance of the soul
guilt as moral indebtedness
habit formation
habit modification
hard remedy of confession
healing physician metaphor
healing the corruptions of sacred ministry
health of the soul
history of the word "priest"
Holy Spirit as Counselor
homosexuality and sexual norms in the ministry
hospitality to strangers
how the eyes "tell all"
how the eyes speak from the heart
human caring grounded in God's care
humility
humor in counseling
hypocrisy among clergy
idolatry
imitating God in this life
immortality of the soul
indelibility of the priesthood
individual counseling consistent with doctrinal unity
inequalities in created beings
inquiry into pastoral abuses
integrity in pastoral leadership
interpersonal crisis counseling and conflict management
interpretation of Scripture
intuitive reasoning
involuntary acts and degrees of consent
Jesus
Jesus and the ministry of the church
Jesus as a model for teaching
Jesus as Educator
Jesus as the pattern for ministry
Jesus as the Physician
Jesus' ministry
Jewish pedagogy
journey of the pilgrim (soul)
judging by God's standards
knowing each parishioner personally
language
language and forms of pastoral prayer
language in counsel, the use and abuse of
language of curacy
language, the use and abuse of
law
law and gospel
learning to trust oneself
learning wisdom and wise counsel
leaving the ministry
limits of human freedom
limits of openness
limits of rational argument amid suffering
limits of situational wisdom
living well in addition to preaching well
love
love of God
lying
management of pain
mandates for the spiritual pilgrim
marital happiness and fulfillment
marriage
marriage, breaking the covenant of
marriage, covenant faithfulness in
marriage, questions concerning
marriage, the meaning of
masochism, avoiding the trap of
maturation, stages of
meaning of marriage
meaning of suffering
meaning of the word "Amen"
metaphor of complete pouring out of conscience
metaphor of flowering
metaphor of Jacob's ladder
minimal age for presbyterial ordination
ministry being "set apart"
ministry of communion
ministry of pardon
ministry of the Word
ministry of those who are dying
ministry to inquirers
moderation
modes of worship
moral counsel
moral progress and regress in humanity
moral self-examination
music and soul care
mystery of Christ's presence in the sacrament
need for ordered ministry
negligent pastor
nonverbal confession
nurturing characteristics of the pastor
nurturing relationship
obeying a spiritual guide
office of pastor
office of presbyter
office of the priesthood
omnipotence of God
one good action overcoming many evils
ordinal examination
ordinal prayer
ordinands
ordination
ordination as a sacrament
ordination vows
overemphasizing church numbers rather than spiritual strength
overly permissive parents
pain as a corrective function
parable of the mill
parental vices passed on to children
parenting responsible
parents
parents communicating with children on their own level
parents, pastoral care of
pastor
pastor and the Sunday service
pastor as moral role model
pastor as the physician of souls
pastor's accountability
pastor's attentivenes
pastor's books
pastor's expectations of church reformability
pastor's fiscal accountability
pastor's presence amid crisis
pastor's relation to other pastors
pastor's use of homilies
pastor's use of scientific studies
pastoral blessing
pastoral burnout
pastoral calling
pastoral care
pastoral care for the poor
pastoral care in eschatological perspective
pastoral care of parents
pastoral care through institutions
pastoral care through preaching
pastoral counsel
pastoral discernment
pastoral disengagement from worldly preoccupations
pastoral duty of admonition
pastoral formation and moral development
pastoral intercession
pastoral ordering of worship
pastoral preaching
pastoral study and meditation, the benefits of
pastoral study of Scripture
pastoral supplication
pastoral uses of the law
pastoral visitation
pastors caring for one another
pastors in the presence of governmental power
path to ordination
patience
peace
pedagogy of suffering
penance, the three steps of
perseverance in the ministry
philosophy
physical affliction having spiritual meaning
physical attraction in selecting a spouse
physical illness
plain speech as the remedy for deception
political ethics of the pastor
poor
poor, care of
poor, cruelty to
poor, equally caring for all
poor, lack of caring for
positioning of clergy and laity in the church
positive thinking in ministry
possibility of doing that which God intended for us
possibility of doing that which God requires
potentially constructive uses of temptation
practice of having multiple spouses
practice of scriptural counseling
prayer
prayer and meditation
prayer for the pastor's own needs
praying for the poor but doing nothing
preaching too long
premarital pastoral counsel
preparation for soul care compared to athletic fitness
preparation for the ministry
preparing for worship
presbyter and deacon, the difference between
presbyter's responsibilities
present relationships recapitulating past relationships
preservation of original apostolic writings
priesthood as an immutable choice
priesthood of all baptized Christians
priestly care
priestly descent
priestly sacrifice
principle of variable responsiveness
probing the layers of deception
process of self-examination
public demeanor and double standards in the ministry
public prayer
purpose of language
qualities of a spiritual guide
questioning God's providence
rational analysis of the passions
reason
reason and will
receiving one's own counsel
reception of sermons
receptivity to guidance
recipients of baptism
recognizing the need for counseling
reflecting God in our lives
reinforcement techniques
rejecting bad counsel
rejection of fees for pastoral service
relationship between physician and pastor
religion as projection
reparenting and transference
repentance
repentance without restitution
representative ministry
repressed anger
repressed speech
requisite personal qualities of the pastor
resistance to asking for help
resistance to the pastoral calling
responsibility of the care-giver
responsible parenting
resting
restitution
restrictions on laity in teaching Christian doctrine
reverence for an unworthy minister
role models for ministry
sacraments
sacraments conferred by an unworthy minister
sacraments substitution of
sacred ministry
Scripture
Scripture as source of good counsel
scruples
self-awareness
self-control
self-control, eliciting disciplined
self-controlled speech
self-deception
self-examination
self-examination, the process of
self-harm
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