DR. WAYNE E. OATES

Prayers
for Pastoral Care
in Human Crises

by Wayne E. Oates

A Collection of 19 Prayers Written in Fall 1983

• Crises as "End Situations"
• Crises as Emergency or Threats to Survival
• Crises Accumulation as Stress (1)
• Crises Accumulation as Stress (2)
• Stress Management and Pastoral Care
• A Pastoral Interpretation of Stress and Stress Management
• The Life Support System and Crisis Management
• The Crises of Grief and Separation (1)
• The Crises of Grief and Separation (2)
• The Crises Surrounding Birth
• The Crises of Physical Illness and Trauma
• The Crises of Marital Conflict (1)
• The Crises of Marital Conflict (2)
• The Crises of Depression (1)
• The Crises of Depression (2)
• The Crises of Suicide
• The Crises of Psychotic Breaks with Reality
• The Crises of Educational Mobility and Alienation
• The Crises of Religious Alienation: Social and Spiritual