Postcolonial Images of Spiritual Care: Challenges of Care in a Neoliberal Age

This anthology is about caring for all persons as a part of the revolutionary struggle against colonialism in its many forms. In recognition of the varied ways in which different forms of oppression injustice and violence in the world today are traceable to the legacy and continuing effects of colonialism various authors have contributed to the volume from diverse backgrounds including differing ethnic identities religious and cultural traditions gender and sexual orientations as well as communal and personal realities. As a postcolonial critique of spiritual care it highlights the plurality of voices and concerns that have been overlooked or obscured because of the politics of race religion sexuality nationalism and other structures of powerthat have shaped what discursive spiritual care entails today. Postcolonial Images of Spiritual Care presents voices of practical and pastoral theologians academics spiritual care providers religious leaders students and activists working to providegreater intercultural spiritual care and awareness in the areas of healthcare community work and education. The volume as such expands the discourse of spiritual care and participates in the ongoing paradigm shifts in the field of pastoral and practical theology.--Publisher