Biblical and Pastoral Bridgework: Interdisciplinary Conversations
Ebook
Whether singly or jointly authored, these essays model dynamic, interactive reading of human situations and biblical texts. The exchange between texts and human situations reveals the multivalent complexities of both human situations and scriptural texts, and cautions against a simplistic use of the Bible and of pastoral theory and practices. Drawing upon both texts throughout the Bible and diverse psychological theories, the authors bridge the long-standing divide between the "classical" and "practical" disciplines in biblical studies and pastoral care. The aim of this book is to spur readers' imaginations toward critical engagement with the Bible and with one another to promote healing, connection, and justice in a world crying out for wholeness. Gems hidden in plain sight within the Bible can become powerful tools for illuminating the pains and promises of the human condition.
“In this book, both biblical scholars and pastoral theologians collaboratively invite readers to the intersectional dialogues that connect two seemingly distant topics, between the Bible and psychology, between loss and agency, between hurt and healing, between systemic exploitation and subversive counseling, between theory and praxis, and so on. Expounding biblical texts from the multifaceted yet tangible angles of pastoral theology, these collected essays champion ‘so what?’ questions, tellingly mapping out individual struggles and communal empowerment in the twenty-first century.”
—Hyun Chul Paul Kim, professor of Hebrew Bible, Methodist Theological School in Ohio
“Bridgework offers readers a colorful tapestry of the ways biblical and pastoral theological methods enrich each other. Hopkins and Koppel have long been prominent voices in demonstrating that religious practitioners must engage their most sacred texts. Here they bring together several of today’s critical thinkers in extending this endeavor. This volume stretches the imaginations not only of biblical scholars and pastoral theologians, but of pastoral leaders, preachers, seminary students, and the religiously curious.”
—David A. Hogue, professor emeritus of pastoral theology and counseling, Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary
- Title: Biblical and Pastoral Bridgework: Interdisciplinary Conversations
- Authors: Denise Dombkowski Hopkins, Michael S. Koppel
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781666775358, 9781666775334, 1666775339, 9781666775341, 1666775347, 1666775355
- Resource ID: LLS:9781666775358
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-09-26T20:40:36Z
Denise Dombkowski Hopkins is Woodrow and Mildred Miller Professor of Biblical Theology and Hebrew Bible at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, and author of Psalms: Books 2–3 in the Wisdom Commentary Series (2016).
Michael S. Koppel is Howard Chandler Robins Professor of Pastoral Theology and Congregational Care at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, DC, and author of Body Connections: Body-Based Spiritual Care (2021).