Pastoral care under the cross : God in the midst of suffering / Richard C. Eyer.

Preface
Part 1: Context of pastoral care today
Introduction
Cross as paradigm for pastoral care
Pastor as cross bearer
Suffering, sickness, and the cross
Faith, healing, and the cross
Part 2: Cross in action: practical pastoral care in specific circumstances
Introduction
Crossing the years: the elderly
Bearing the cross of homosexuality
On the cross: dying
At the foot of the cross: mourners
In the shadow of the cross: life after a disaster
Crossing the line: mental illness
Feeling crossed out: depression
At the crossroad: medical ethics.