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CELEBRATING OUR PAST

CELEBRATING OUR PAST. Realities and challenges of ‘difference’ in Pastoral Care Emmanuel Y Amugi Lartey. THE NORMATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY OF DIVERSITY. INSECTS. Phenomenal number of known species. CELEBRATE OUR CREATEDNESS. Multiculturalism is not enough.

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CELEBRATING OUR PAST

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  1. CELEBRATING OUR PAST Realities and challenges of ‘difference’ in Pastoral Care Emmanuel Y AmugiLartey

  2. THE NORMATIVITY AND ORIGINALITY OF DIVERSITY

  3. INSECTS Phenomenal number of known species

  4. CELEBRATE OUR CREATEDNESS

  5. Multiculturalism is not enough • How may persons of different ethnicities, cultures, genders, religions, and socio-economic circumstances live and interact together reasonably on one earth, the resources of which are not unlimited, in the light of historic relations of dominance and subjugation?

  6. We need to move from a static description of the existence of many to a dynamic, engaging and respectful recognition and enhancement of interaction and interconnectedness.

  7. The relationship with the other is a relationship with MYSTERY (Levinas) How can I relate critically, crucially and responsibly with others in a way that respects and preserves their authenticity as other?

  8. THE reality of Interculturality • What lies at the heart of the intercultural encounter is not an easy, over-optimistic gliding over of differences in a ‘soppy tolerance’ that superficially embraces and shakes hands with smiling ‘alterns’. (Pastoral Theology in an Intercultural world, p.137)

  9. INTERCULTURAL Pastoral Care? • It is the difficult, respectful, dangerous and enigmatic encounter between autonomous, different but interconnected and interrelated, persons self-aware and vulnerable in their full humanity. • It is our task as pastoral theologians to do all in our power to preserve the otherness of the other as well as seek to promote ‘enigmatic relationships’ between persons of difference.

  10. The Cultural Challenge A Counter-hegemonic turn

  11. The Theological CHALLENGE From tolerance to interaction

  12. THE THEORETICAL CHALLENGE THEORY BUILDING

  13. THE HISTORIC CHALLENGE Deep listening to people’s stories

  14. THE PROPHETIC CHALLENGE The need for empowerment

  15. The Personal challenge A counter-essentialist move

  16. THE DYNAMIC CHALLENGE KEEP MOVING

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