Pastoral Diagnosis: A Resource for Ministries of Care and Counseling

Pastoral Diagnosis is the first book-length analysis of pastoral assessment of parishioners' presenting problems to be published in the last two decades. In her pioneering book Ramsay seeks to (1) retrieve the theological and ethical foundations of the Judeo-Christian tradition for pastoral care; (2) develop lines of communication between pastoral theology and the other disciplines of theology; (3) create an ecumenical dialogue on pastoral care; and (4) move beyond the current preoccupation with secular psychotherapy and the other social sciences.

Introduction
Chapter 1 -- Diagnosis: Defining the Terms and Issues
Chapter 2 -- Pastoral Diagnosis: Defining the Issues
Chapter 3 -- Pastoral Identity: A Resource or Diagnosis
Chapter 4 -- Pastoral Authority: Images of Strength in Behalf of Empowerment
Chapter 5 -- Pastoral Authority: Structural and Symbolic Dimensions
Chapter 6 -- A Story of Freedom's Corruption: Sin as a Response to the Human Condition
Chapter 7 -- Freedom for Love: A Relational Ethic
Chapter 8 -- Pastoral Diagnosis: Powerful Knowledge