Genealogy of Christian Leadership: The Role of Pastoral Care in Educating Communities
Genealogy of Christian Leadership: The Role of Pastoral Care in Educating Communities
Author(s): Vincenzo Salerno, Andrea Mattia MarcelliSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Social Sciences, Sociology, Theology and Religion, Welfare services, Pastoral Theology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Teologická fakulta Trnavskej univerzity
Keywords: Christian leadership style; Community education; Genealogy; Guidance; Pastoral care
Summary/Abstract: Pastoral care can be understood independently from specific religious values. However, there are communities for which pastoral care is intertwined with their own religious identity. This paper examines Christian leadership style applied to pastoral care as a historical contingency provided with its own ontological placement, which resulted in the transformation of Christian communities into educating communities. The genealogy of such leadership practices reveals the existence of two concurrent functions: that of the shepherd and that of the helmsman. Both contribute to steering communities in ways that are both consistent with religious tenets and mindful of the creation of meaningful change.
Journal: Studia Aloisiana
- Issue Year: 13/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 19-30
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English
