Caring for joy : : narrative, theology, and practice / / by Mary Clark Moschella.

In Caring for Joy: Narrative, Theology, and Practice Mary Clark Moschella offers a new account of the value of joy in caregiving vocations, demonstrating how the work of caring for persons, communities, and the world need not be a dreary endeavor overwhelmed by crises or undermined by despair. Mosch...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2016.
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
Series:Theology in Practice 1.
Physical Description:1 online resource (319 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • Joy as Emotion: Memory, Moods, and Motivations
  • Joy in Relationship: Heidi Neumark and Transfiguration Lutheran Church
  • Suffering and Joy: Henri Nouwen and L’Arche
  • Compassion, Kinship, and Joy: Gregory Boyle and Homeboy Industries
  • A Theology of Joy—Feeling toward God’s Goodness and Love
  • Justice and Joy: Pauli Murray and Civil Rights
  • Accompaniment, Abundance, and Joy: Paul Farmer and Partners In Health
  • A Theology of Joy—Respond, Resist, Rejoice!
  • Joy-Full Conversations: A Narrative Approach
  • Select Bibliography
  • Index of Names
  • Index of Subjects.