Rodney J. Hunter, et al., Editors, Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2005.
Companion volumes:
- Condensed version – Asquith, Concise Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling (2010)
- Update on counseling theories – Ramsey, Pastoral Care and Counseling: Redefining the Paradigms (2005)
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Referenced in: Pastoral Counseling
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