About this ebook
All cultures use story as a way to make
sense of life experiences. Yet for many, particularly in the western world,
only a single story line is seen as the “real truth.” Using narrative therapy
as a caregiving approach can help individuals uncover multilayered narratives
that are far more complex and liberating. Coyle contends that not only are
these more complex narratives more helpful in giving our lives meaning, they
also critique the cultural discourses in which they arose.
sense of life experiences. Yet for many, particularly in the western world,
only a single story line is seen as the “real truth.” Using narrative therapy
as a caregiving approach can help individuals uncover multilayered narratives
that are far more complex and liberating. Coyle contends that not only are
these more complex narratives more helpful in giving our lives meaning, they
also critique the cultural discourses in which they arose.
Drawing on both theological approaches and real life
experiences, Coyle creates a contextual pastoral theology that helps caregivers
find the power of God in people’s stories.
About the author
Suzanne M. Coyle is associate professor of pastoral theology and marriage and family therapy at Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis. She received her doctorate from Princeton Theological Seminary. She also completed a postgraduate diploma in narrative therapy and community work at the Dulwich Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
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