Pastoral Power Beyond Psychology's Marginalization

Philip Browning Helsel is assistant professor of pastoral care and counseling, Boston College School of Theology and Ministry, USA.

Introduction 1. Social Class and Mental Illness in a Neoliberal Era 2. Psychiatric Power and the Limits of Biomedical Diagnosis 3. In their Own Words: Mental Health Consumers, Survivors, and Ex-Patients 4. Pastoral Counseling and Social Class Shame 5. The Counter-Conducts of Pastoral Power 6. An Integrative Vision for Pastoral Power Bibliography