The Poet's Gift

Donald Capps draws upon the poetry of William Stafford and Denise Levertov to show how poetry can benefit the field of pastoral care. He argues that poetry focuses on the immediate experience and attends to life itself, whereas theology and ethics focus more on abstract discourse, seeking to achieve a more panoramic view of life.

Author: Donald Capps
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 04/01/1993
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 8.93h x 5.94w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780664254032

About the Author
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Donald Capps is Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. He has written many books, including The Decades of Life and Jesus the Village Psychiatrist.