Korean Resources for Pastoral Theology

In a time of life-and-death challenges to the human spirit-global economics, nuclear dangers, environmental threats, and religious polarization and war-Christians must look for resources that provide new insights of God's power and care for all people. What are the forms of suffering and hope in the world today, and how can Christians respond with healing resources? Korean Christians have unique contributions to make to our under-standing of pastoral theology and counseling. Pastoral counselors and theologians from the United States should look to the South Korean Christian churches and other Asian churches for conversation partners about the nature of care and healing in today's world. In this book, the authors explore important ideas-such as ban, jeong, and salim-from Korean history and culture that can inform the healing ministries of the churches.

HeeSun Kim is a Presbyterian minister and PhD candidate in pastoral care and counseling, with a feminist theology minor, at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary. Kim has been a pastor in Korea and in the United Slates.