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An engaging overview of the two thousand year history of the Christian community, especially the Roman Catholic community, in its efforts to engage in pastoral care. This accessible, informative history approaches the important issue of pastoral care with a broad perspective on its many aspects: practical care for human suffering, the struggle against injustice, evangelizing the world's peoples, burgeoning spiritualities, sacramental celebration, and the attempt to work through the divisions and diversities that can threaten to tear Christians apart.Lynch, Peter is the author of 'Church's Story A History Of Pastoral Care And Vision', published 2005 under ISBN 9780819815750 and ISBN 0819815756.
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