Welcome to the SIPCC E-Book "Workbook on Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling"

Index of Contents

Helmut Weiss, Germany 2004
Editorial

PART I
The Purpose and Story of the SIPCC

Mission Statement of the SIPCC
Identity and purpose / Our concerns and goals / Our activities / Our Structure

The Pastoral Care and Counselling Seminars 1986-2002
Themes, Places and Main-Speakers

Klaus Temme / Helmut Weiß Germany, 1996
Reviewing the Journey
The "Intercultural Seminars" 1986 to 1995.
A dialogue between Klaus Temme and Helmut Weiß

PART II
Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling from Various Perspectives



A) THE MEANING OF INTERCULTURAL PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELLING

Ulrike Atkins / Karl Federschmidt Germany, 1996
Introduction to the first Volume of "Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling"

Karl H. Federschmidt Germany, 1997
Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling
Reflections on the background of the Intercultural Seminars in 1995 and 1996


B) THEOLOGICAL AND RELIGIOUS REFLECTIONS

Komatra Chuengsatiansup Thailand, 1996
Buddhism, Illness, and Healing
A comparative review of textual and popular Buddhism

Raymund Schwager Austria, 1998
Deity/God and Sacrifice
Religious history and the theory of René Girard

James R. Farris Brazil, 2000
Faith and Community
Reflections on fragmentation, suffering, and Gospel

Leonildo Silveira Campos Brazil, 2001
New Religious Movements and Traditional Protestantism in Brazil

Frances Ward England, 2001
Beneath Contempt: Dignity, contempt, and expulsion

Daniel J. Louw South Africa, 2001
Dignity and Pneuma
Social-cultural analysis in pastoral care and counselling


C) METHODOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS

Nalini Arles India, 1998
Counselling in the Indian context
Problems encountered in application of Western (especially non-directive) models of counselling

Edwin T. Decenteceo Philippines, 1996
"Burden-Bearing" as a Metaphor for Counselling
Experiences from the Philippines

Julian Müller South Africa, 1997
Intercultural Exchange
A discovery of being different

John Foskett England, 1997
The 'Unknown' in Intercultural Communication

Jacek Leociak Poland, 1997
Tradition as a Dialogue between Generations
in the perspective of the Holocaust experiences

Ronaldo Sathler-Rosa Brazil, 2000
Pastoral Action in a Context of Economic Slavery and Cultural Apathy

Lothar Carlos Hoch Brazil, 2001
Healing as a Task of Pastoral Care among the Poor

Jutta Beldermann Germany, 2004
Two Pieces of Work
as a summary from United Evangelical Mission

D) FEMINIST ASPECTS

Nalini Arles India, 1998
Woman - the Scapegoat
Experiences from India

Ursula Pfaefflin Germany, 1998
A Walk in a Rosebush
Violence and sacrifice in feminist intercultural perspective of pastoral care and counselling

Margarida Fátima Souza Ribeiro Brazil, 2001
A chair for women's support


E) PASTORAL CARE AND COUNSELLING TO FAMILIES IN VARIOUS CULTURES

Daniel Susanto Indonesia, 1997
Family Life in Indonesia between tradition and change

George I. Euling Papua New Guinea, 1997
The Impact of Westernisation and Commerce on the family values in Papua New Guinea

Charles K. Konadu Ghana, 1997
The Effect of Social Changeon the matrilineal system of the Ashantis of Ghana

Rose Zoé-Obianga Cameroon, 1998
Violence in the Family
The polygamous family in Cameroon

Dagmar Pinto de Castro Brazil, 2001
Understanding the Brazilian Family

 

PART  III
Care and Counselling in Various Cultures


A) AFRICA

Charles K. Konadu Ghana, 1996
Pastoral Care and Counselling in Africa
The case of Ghana

Daisy N. Nwachuku Nigeria, 2000
Creating Communities through Pastoral Care and Counselling
in the fragmentations of urban African life

B) ASIA

Robert Solomon Singapore, 1996
Pastoral Counselling in Asian Context

Sung-Soo Lee / In-Sook You Korea, 1996
Pastoral Care, Healing and Preaching of the Gospel
Report from a Korean parish

Nalini Arles India, 2000
Living in Differences and Tensions of the Self
Remarks on overt and covert tensions inurban societies in India

C) AMERICAs

James R. Farris Brazil, 2001
Society and pastoral challenges in Brazil
Three short essays:

     "The cross is everywhere". Remarks on the intimate relationship of religion, culture and society in Brazil
      The many faces of hunger in Brazil
      Os Sem Terra - the landless ones  

D) EUROPE

Slávka Bulíková Czech Republic, 2001
Restoring Human Dignity
Some remarks on the work of the SOS Centre of Diakonia in Prague, Czech Re-public

E) MELANESIA

Alphonse Saiho Papua New Guinea, 2001
Social and Economical Problems affecting Human Dignity
Youth in Papua New Guinea

 

PART IV
Issues connected with Intercultural Pastoral Care and Counselling


A) UNDERSTANDING AND OVERCOMING VIOLENCE

Ursula Pfaefflin / Archie Smith Jr. Germany/USA, 1996
Death and the Maiden
The complexity of trauma and ways of healing
- a challenge for pastoral care and counselling

Urias H. Beverly USA, 1997
The Tradition of Racism in the USA

Hans-Martin Gutmann, Germany, 1998
The Contagious Effect of Violence, the "Making Sacred" of the Victim, and the Enlightening power of the Gospel
Aspects of the theory of René Girard

James N. Poling USA, 1998
Sacred Violence and Family Violence

George Euling Papua New Guinea, 1998
Violence and Victims of Violence
Experiences from Papua New Guinea

Hartmut Ruddies Germany, 1998
Aspects of the Christian Approach to Violence in Society
A systematic theological approach

B) LIVING IN URBAN CONTEXTS

Wolfgang Grünberg Germany, 2000
City - Living Space and Form of Life

Michael A. Mata USA, 2000
Reading from the Urban Text
Challenges and possibilities of diversity for pastoral care

Stephan de Beer South Africa, 2000
Nurturing and Building Community
The challenge of pastoral care in urban South Africa

C) ECONOMY AND GLOBALISATION

Elaine Graham Great Britain, 2000
Globalisation, Social Exclusion and the Politics of New Labour in Britain
How can this mean good news for the poor?

Jung Mo Sung Brazil, 2001
Evil in the Free Market Mentality

Malcolm Brown Great Britain, 2001
Risk and Reward
The changing economy and the social fabric

Manfred Linz Germany, 2003
Chances and Dangers of the Globalisation

Thomas Koester Germany, 2003
Money and Humanity - How do they relate?
Free competition as the basis for a humane economy in the age of globalisation

Solomon Victus India, 2003
Ecological Problems in Rural Indian Communities

James R. Farris Brazil, 2003
Ecology, Economy and Theology in Brazil
Highlighted by a case-study

D) DIGNITY AND HEALTH

Kathleen J. Greider ...., 2001
"Much Madness is Divinest Sense"
Meaning and ministry in mental illness

Wilhelmina J. Kalu Nigeria, 2001
Human Dignity for Youth and Women
Reproductive health care practices in Nigeria

Stuart Bell UK, 2001
Contribution of Health to Social Inclusion

Julian Mueller South Africa, 2001
Human Dignity: A South African Story

 

PART V
Case Studies

Charles K. Konadu Ghana, 1996
The Case of Mrs. Afua Nimo, Ghana
A 35 years old wife in conflict with her husband and her family

Jürgen Huhn Germany, 1996
A Case study from Germany
The severe fate of a man, who experienced war and the hard time afterwards

Hilary Johnson England, 1996A
Case study from England
A 34 years old widow and mother in difficult living conditions

Nalini Arles India, 1996
A Case study from India
A woman with 5 children is ill treated by her husband

John Snehadass / Ulrich Fritsche Fiji / Germany, 1997
Conflict and Reconciliation in the Context of two different Cultures
A case study from the Fiji
- The ritual of reconciliation between a married couple

Rafalwen Saragih / Tetty Hutapea / Helmut Weiß Indonesia, 1998
Merdeka
A case study from Indonesia
on traditional family counselling and organised attempts to help street children

Hannelore Deichmann Germany,2003
"Paradise lost"
A case-study in marriage counselling from Germany

Charles K. Konadu Ghana, 2003
Everyday Life of a Poor Person
in my Congregation (Ghana)

Derrick Lwekika Tansania, 2003
The case of Kokulinda

George Melel India/Germany, 2003
Case Study
A Tamil asylum-seeker and his fate in Germany today

George Melel India/Germany, 2003
Case study
Visit to a Hindu widow in a German clinic

Miklos Kocsev Hungary, 2003
A Verbatim from Hungary

Adrian Korzago Poland, 2003
Case-study
Call to a parishioner 'on the dole'

Read-Me-Text Karl H. Federschmidt / Klaus Temme Germany, 2004

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