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pastoral2 CONSTRUCTSPastoralEMPSON · GENRE STUDIESPastoralCLEBSCH · PRACTICAL THEOLOGY

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Genre studies

a mode that expresses complex ideas through simple, humble figures such as shepherds, bringing high and low together.

In genre studies, pastoral refers to a mode that expresses complex ideas through simple, humble figures such as shepherds, bringing high and low together. This meaning comes from Empson (1935) in Some versions of pastoral.[1]

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Practical theology

pastoral care, the helping acts of religious ministers aimed at healing, sustaining, guiding and reconciling troubled persons.

In practical theology, pastoral refers to pastoral care, the helping acts of religious ministers aimed at healing, sustaining, guiding and reconciling troubled persons. This meaning comes from Clebsch (1964) in Pastoral care in historical perspective.[2]

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References

  1. Empson, W. (1935). Some versions of pastoral. Chatto & Windus. Open Library record
  2. Clebsch, W. A., & Jaekle, C. R. (1964). Pastoral care in historical perspective. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 9781461629955

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