Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-215).

Foreword / Abdullahi Ahmed An-Naʻim -- Prefatory reflection: "To love one another as we are, to become all we are meant to be" / Omid Safi -- Acknowledgments / Emmanuel Y. Lartey, Hellena Moon -- Introduction -- Part One. Spiritual care of the person -- Chapter 1. Be-ing in relation: the goal of African spiritual practice / Emmanuel Y. Lartey -- Chapter 2. Cultural humility and reverent curiosity: spiritual care with and beyond norms / Lori Klein -- Chapter 3. Flower of interbeing / Sumi Loundon Kim -- Chapter 4. From my center to the center of all things: hourglass care (take two) / Gregory C. Ellison II -- Chapter 5. The healing welcomer: a postcolonial image of spiritual care response / Amani D. Legagneur -- Part Two. Spiritual care of society & community -- Chapter 6. The transgendered G*d as diversity and inclusion / Alexander Brown -- Chapter 7. Muslim pastoral theology: a brief reflection of Black shepherds and black sheep / Bilal Ansari -- Chapter 8. Phoenix poetry in a flammable world / Melinda McGarrah-Sharp -- Chapter 9. Humanist chaplaincy as a kind of midwifery for secular connection and meaning / Greg M. Epstein -- Chapter 10. Look for the helpers: the library as sanctuary / Natalie Bernstein -- Chapter 11. Intentional rhythms and organic rituals: urban recipe as a model of care / Jeremy Lewis -- Part Three. Spiritual care & global well-being -- Chapter 12. The cultural broker: an image for prophetic soul care in the neoliberal age / Cedric C. Johnson -- Chapter 13. Caring for souls within the dark web / Bruce Rogers-Vaughn -- Chapter 14. The aporias of freedom and the immured Spirit / Hellena Moon -- Epilogue: Beyond "classic readings" in pastoral theology / Bonnie Miller-McLemore.

"This anthology is about caring for all persons as a part of the revolutionary struggle against colonialism in its many forms. In recognition of the varied ways in which different forms of oppression, injustice, and violence in the world today are traceable to the legacy and continuing effects of colonialism, various authors have contributed to the volume from diverse backgrounds including differing ethnic identities, religious and cultural traditions, gender and sexual orientations, as well as communal and personal realities. As a postcolonial critique of spiritual care, it highlights the plurality of voices and concerns that have been overlooked or obscured because of the politics of race, religion, sexuality, nationalism, and other structures of power that have shaped what discursive spiritual care entails today. Postcolonial Images of Spiritual Care presents voices of practical and pastoral theologians, academics, spiritual care providers, religious leaders, students, and activists working to provide greater intercultural spiritual care and awareness in the areas of healthcare, community work, and education. The volume, as such, expands the discourse of spiritual care and participates in the ongoing paradigm shifts in the field of pastoral and practical theology."--Publisher