Mothering as a metaphor for ministry /
by Emma Percy.
- Surrey : Ashgate, c2014.
- 174 pages ; 24 cm
- Ashgate contemporary ecclesiology .
Part I: Exploring Ministry. Ministry: Ontology and Function -- Ministry: Relationship and Grace -- Maternal Imagery for Clergy in the Christian Tradition -- Part II: Mothering: Gender, Theory and Practice. Mothering: Gender and Culture -- Mothering: Questions of Instinct and Inter-Subjectivity -- Mothering as a Practice -- Part III: Mothering as a Metaphor for Ministry. Using Mothering to Think about Ministry -- The Virtue of Humility and the Issue of Power -- Using Maternal Language to Articulate Aspects of Parish Ministry: Some Examples.
Pastoral theology--Church of England. Pastoral theology--Anglican Communion. Church work--Church of England. Church work--Anglican Communion. Motherhood--Religious aspects--Church of England Motherhood--Religious aspects--Anglican Communion