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Of Good Comfort : Martin Luther's Letters to the Depressed & Their Significance for Pastoral Care Today, Paperback / softback Book

Of Good Comfort : Martin Luther's Letters to the Depressed & Their Significance for Pastoral Care Today Paperback / softback

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'This is a feast for theologians, historians and Christian counselors.

Pietsch examines 21 of Luther's "letters of comfort" to explore Luther's pastoral care for souls suffering with depression.

Pietsch uses interdisciplinary tools of inquiry artfully to examine the letters, Luther's pastoral care approaches and the history of the "melancholy tradition".

The practice of seelsorge emerges as an amalgam of art, spiritual gift, and understanding of affliction, all resting comfortably within the authority of scripture and the Lutheran Confessions.

Pietsch's volume is a significant contribution to spiritual care literature, underscoring the conviction of the early church that individual soul care is an essential response to serve those who despair.

Offering pivotal pastoral care insights that are often lost, discredited or entirely absent in the work of caring for those who suffer with depression, Pietsch concludes that Luther has given us excellent tools to examine, learn and to teach as we assist souls to find hope, strength and healing in the gospel of Jesus Christ.'- Professor Beverly Yahnke Concordia University Wisconsin Executive Director of Christian Counsel, Doxology Lutheran Centre for Spiritual Care and Counsel.

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