{"product_id":"caring-cultures-how-congregations-respond-to-the-sick-paperback","title":"Caring Cultures: How Congregations Respond to the Sick - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan J. Dunlap\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkilled pastoral caregiving, Susan Dunlap argues, requires an understanding of the culture of the local congregation where it is practiced. An engaging example par excellence, \u003ci\u003eCaring Cultures\u003c\/i\u003e looks closely at three very different congregations' responses to the body in times of illness: an African American congregation in the Apostolic Holiness tradition; a Euro-American mainstream Protestant church; and the Latino members in a Roman Catholic parish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith vivid examples drawn from the author's interviews and observations, this beautifully written book shows how each congregation has developed divergent ways of thinking about the body, habits of responding to it, and understandings of God's response to the body's pain or peril. The author offers unusually rich descriptions of care-giving as it is displayed in these three congregations, integrating both well-explained theory and moving personal stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan J. Dunlap is Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, Duke Divinity School. She lives in Durham, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 260\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47418288832690,"sku":"9781932792874","price":62.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/0dcd3b6e6f867f55c40199b7a76824f3.webp?v=1778448291","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/caring-cultures-how-congregations-respond-to-the-sick-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}