International Perspectives on Pastoral Counseling presents perspectives on theoretical and practical aspects of pastoral care and counseling, as well as case studies and insights on how culture affects this type of ministry. This book includes: counseling models from the United States that are being adapted to the realities of urban Korean life; pastoral care and counseling in African and multicultural contexts; counseling issues arising from urban realities in Pretoria, South Africa; the state of pastoral counseling and the impact of globalization and international markets on pastoral theology in Brazil; care and counseling models from Holland and the United States that are being imported for use in Indonesia; how the realities of life in Singapore relate to pastoral care and therapeutic conversations; the needs of women and the historical development and meaning of pastoral care and counseling in the Philippines; the meaning of forgiveness from an intercultural perspective; spiritual, philosophical, and other perspectives on Chinese cultures; the pitfalls of individualistic models of pastoral care and counseling in poverty-stricken regions of Latin America; the unique challenges of delivering care and counseling in Asian-Pacific cultures--from publisher's description.