Theological Perspectives on Embodiment and Pastoral Care

Exploring theological perspectives on embodiment and pastoral care, this content delves into the complexities of the body in Christian thought, discussing topics such as the intersection of power and knowledge in bodies, the fear and fascination with death, and the implications for pastoral care beyond conventional norms. It challenges boundaries, redefines professionalism, and re-conceptualizes holiness in the context of leaky bodies meeting God in mysterious ways.

• Theological Perspectives
• Embodiment
• Pastoral Care
• Christianity
• Body

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1. Theological Perspectives on Embodiment: Implications for Pastoral Care Rachel Mann

2. AKA The Death of the Vanilla Body & Vanilla Pastoral Care

3. Suggest image search: vanilla pods Suggest image search: ice cream lick

4. Who am I? The Story of a Particular Body

5. Why Bodies? Bodies are a prime site at which power/knowledge is exercised Margaret Shildrick Death is what we most fear in ourselves. This is what lies beneath the skin, what threatens to break through and destroy life. It is our bodies which in the end give up on us; in the end matter triumphs over mind. It is little wonder that we both love and hate the body, and that we project our desire and fear on to others. Roberta McGrath

6. The Body in Christianity Suggest Image search: ecstasy saint teresa The Filthy Body The Body of Christ Suggest mmage search: crucifix The Ecstatic Body The Body in Pain The Regulated Body

7. The leaky, transgressive, holy body meeting God in the mystery of the dark Suggest image search: henry vaughan there is in god Suggest image search: gregory nyssa that we may merge

8. Pastoral Care Beyond the Vanilla Or Who are we when vanilla is no longer on the menu? Suggest image search: multiple flavour ice cream Suggest image search: melted ice cream Suggest image search: melted ice cream van

9. Conclusions on the Way Leaky bodies problematize boundaries Where does the discreet body end and the Body of Christ begin? The queering of professionalism, the exposure of power, the re- construction of holiness... Christianity destabilizes and interrogates the disappearing medical body... The availability of the Risen Body ...