Daniel Schipani

Daniel

Professor of Pastoral Care and Counseling

  • Lic. Psy., Universidad de Buenos Aires, 1965
  • Dr. Psy., Universidad Católica Argentina, 1968
  • M.A.R., Goshen Biblical Seminary, 1974
  • Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, 1981

Email: dschipani@ambs.edu
Phone: 574 296-623

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Finding ways for people to live wisely is a goal for Daniel Schipani as he draws on the wisdom of God and the transforming vision of the reign of God in his teaching and his practice of pastoral care and counseling. Prior to coming to AMBS in 1985, Daniel was associate professor of pastoral care and counseling at Evangelical Seminary of Puerto Rico for nine years. Since 1987, he has served as affiliate professor of pastoral care and educational ministry at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary and Chicago Cluster of Theological Schools.

He has written extensively, including several recent books in Spanish on pastoral care issues. Currently he is involved in an international research and writing project, "Intercultural Reading of the Bible." He serves as a pastoral counselor at a health clinic in Goshen, Ind., and provides supervision of pastoral counseling students.

"I view the church as God's alternative community called to carry on Jesus' liberating, healing, reconciling, and recreating ministry in the midst of history. As a living sign of divine love and wisdom in and for the world, the church celebrates, embodies, and witnesses to the reign of God in worship, community, and mission.

Practical theology involves contextual and committed reflection on the life and ministry of the church, and on the process of formation and transformation of persons, families, and communities. I enjoy being engaged in such an endeavor in the intersection of the disciplines and fields of theology, pastoral psychology, and education."

Scholarship

  • Mennonite Perspective on Pastoral Counseling (Institute of Mennonite Studies and Herald Press, forthcoming), editor
  • Spiritual Caregiving in the Hospital: Windows to Chaplaincy Ministry (Pandora Press, 2006), co-editor
  • Through the Eyes of Another: Intercultural Reading of the Bible (Institute of Mennonite Studies and The Free University, Amsterdam, 2004), co-editor
  • The Way of Wisdom in Pastoral Care, (Institute of Mennonite Studies, 2003)
  • The Promise of Hope: A Tribute to Dom Hélder (Institute of Mennonite Studies and The Free University, Amsterdam, 2002), co-editor
  • Paulo Freire: Educador Cristiano (Libros Desafio, 2002)
  • Educación, libertad y creatividad: Encuentro y diálogo con Paulo Freire (Univ. Interamericana de Puerto Rico, 1998), co-author
  • Theological Education on Five Continents: Anabaptist Perspectives (Mennonite World Conference, 1997), co-editor
  • Series on pastoral psychology and counseling, co-editor