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A sample of the online books available include:

• ACT for Clergy and Pastoral Counselors: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Bridge Psychological and Spiritual Care
  Nieuwsma, Jason A. 2016
• America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to a New America
  Wallis, Jim 2016
• Angry Christian: A Theology for Care and Counseling
  Lester, Andrew D. 2003
• Art of Pastoring: Ministry Without All the Answers
  Hansen, David. 2012
• Authority Is Relational: Rethinking Educational Empowerment
  Bingham, Charles W. 2008
• Bearing the Unbearable: Trauma, Gospel, and Pastoral Care
  Hunsinger, Deborah van Deusen 2015
• Becoming a Pastor Theologian: New Possibilities for Church Leadership
  Wilson, Todd A. 2016
• Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
  Van der Kolk, Bessel A. 2015
• Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps
  Rohr, Richard 2011
• Christianity & Psychoanalysis: A New Conversation
  Bland, Earl D. 2014
• Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology: Foundations and Approaches
  Hall, Sarah E. 2014
• Clergy Self-Care: Finding a Balance for Effective Ministry
  Oswald, Roy M. 1991
• Community Is Messy: The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry
  Zempel, Heather 2012
• Converging Horizons: Essays in Religion, Psychology, and Caregiving
  Cole, Alan Hugh 2015
• Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective
  Tan, Siang-Yang 2011
• Counseling for the Soul in Distress: What Every Religious Counselor Should Know About Emotional and Mental Illness
  Roukema, Richard W. 2003
• Creative Styles of Preaching
  Elliott, Mark Barger 2000
• Disaster Ministry Handbook
  Aten, Jamie D. 2015
• Distance in Preaching: Room to Speak, Space to Listen
  Brothers, Michael 2014
• Divorce and Remarriage in the Church: Biblical Solutions for Pastoral Realities
  Instone-Brewer, David 2003
• Drinking From the Same Well: Cross-cultural Concerns in Pastoral Care and Counseling
  Johnson, Lydia 2011
• Embracing the Other: The Transformative Spirit of Love
  Kim, Grace Ji-Sun 2015
• Evangelical Ethics: A Reader
  Sharp, Isaac B. 2015
• Evangelical, Catholic, and Reformed: Essays on Barth and Other Themes
  Hunsinger, George 2015
• Faithful Artist: A Vision for Evangelicalism and the Arts
  Anderson, Cameron J. 2016
• Feminine Registers: The Importance of Women's Voices for Christian Preaching
  Copeland, Jennifer Elaine 2014
• Foundations for Soul Care: A Christian Psychology Proposal
  Johnson, Eric L. 2007
• Foundations of Pastoral Care
  Petersen, Bruce L. 2007
• Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue
  Friedman, Edwin H. 1985
• Grace for the Afflicted: A Clinical and Biblical Perspective on Mental Illness
  Stanford, Matthew S. 2008
• Helping Those Who Hurt: A Handbook and Resource Guide for Caring and Crisis
  Roberts, Barbara M. 2009
• Home and Away: Contextual Theology and Local Practice
  Pearson, Clive-Burns 2013
• How to Get the Most Out of Clinical Pastoral Education: A CPE Primer
  Hilsman, Gordon J. 2018
• How to Think Theologically
  Stone, Howard W. 2013
• Integrative Psychotherapy: Toward a Comprehensive Christian Approach
  McMinn, Mark R. 2007
• Just Forgiveness: Responsible Healing Without Excusing Injustice
  Worthington, Everett L. 2009
• Liberty to the Captives: Our Call to Minister in a Captive World
  Rivera, Raymond 2012
• Listening and Caring Skills: A Guide for Groups and Leaders
  Savage, John 1996
• Liturgy of Grief: A Pastoral Commentary on Lamentations
  Allen, Leslie C. 2011
• Making Health Care Whole: Integrating Spirituality Into Patient Care
  Puchalski, Christina M. 2010
• Meet Me at the Palaver: Narrative Pastoral Counseling in Post Colonial Contexts
  Mucherera, Tapiwa N.2010
• Microaggressions in Everyday Life: Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation
  Sue, Derald Wing 2010
• Ministry with Youth in Crisis
  Atkinson, Harley-Barnett 2016
• Model for Marriage: Covenant, Grace, Empowerment, and Intimacy
  Balswick, Jack O. 2006
• Moral Injury Reconciliation: A Practitioner’s Guide for Treating Moral Injury, PTSD, Grief, and Military Sexual Trauma Through Spiritual Formation Strategies
  Lee, Lewis Jeff 2018
• Most Excellent Way to Lead: Discover the Heart of Great Leadership
  Noble, Perry 2016
• Motivational Interviewing, Third Edition: Helping People Change
  Miller, William R. 2013
• Multifaith Chaplaincy in the Workplace: How Chaplains Can Support Organizations and Their Employees
  Stewart-Darling, Fiona 2017
• One Ministry, Many Ministers: A Case Study From the Reformed Tradition
  Sell, Alan P. F. 2014
• Pastor As Public Theologian: Reclaiming a Lost Vision
  Vanhoozer, Kevin J. 2015
• Pastoral Care in Context: An Introduction to Pastoral Care
  Patton, John 2005
• Pastoral Care in Times of Death and Dying
  Goddard, Danny 2009
• Personhood and Presence: Self As a Resource for Spiritual and Pastoral Care
  Kelly, Ewan 2012
• Practice of Pastoral Care: A Postmodern Approach
  Doehring, Carrie 2015
• Practice of Story: Suffering and the Possibilities of Redemption
  Makant, Mindy 2015
• Putting a New Spin On Groups: The Science of Chaos
  McClure, Bud A. 2005
• Questions Preachers Ask: Essays in Honor of Thomas G. Long
  Long, Thomas G. 2016
• Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling Men
  Miller, Keith R. 2014
• Quick-Reference Guide to Counseling Women
  Clinton, Timothy E. 2011
• Reciprocating Self: Human Development in Theological Perspective
  Balswick, Jack O. 2005
• Reclaiming Pietism: Retrieving Evangelical Tradition
  Olson, Roger E. 2015
• Reframing PTSD As Traumatic Grief: How Caregivers Can Companion Traumatized Grievers Through Catch-Up Mourning
  Wolfelt, Alan 2014
• Released From Shame: Moving Beyond the Pain of the Past
  Wilson, Sandra D. 2002
• Skills for Effective Counseling: A Faith-Based Integration
  Nesbit Sbanotto, Elizabeth A. 2016
• Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor?: Power and Pastoral Care
  Dillen, Annemie 2014
• Spiritual Care in Common Terms: How Chaplains can effectively describe the spiritual needs of patients in medical records
  Hilsman, Gordon J. 2016
• Spiritual Care in Practice: Case Studies in Healthcare Chaplaincy
  Fitchett, George 2015
• Spiritual Formation in Emerging Adulthood: A Practical Theology for College and Young Adult Ministry
  Setran, David P. 2013
• Spirituality in Clinical Practice: Theory and Practice of Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy
  Sperry, Len 2011
• Story That Chooses Us: A Tapestry of Missional Vision
  Hunsberger, George R. 2015
• Succession Principle: How Leaders Make Leaders
  McKenna, David L. 2014
• Teaching To Transgress
  Hooks, Bell 1994
• Teams That Thrive: Five Disciplines of Collaborative Church Leadership
  Hartwig, Ryan T. 2015
• Transitions: Leading Churches Through Change
  Mosser, David 2011
• An Uncertain Certainty: Snapshots in a Journey From 'either-or' to 'both-and' in Christian Ministry
  Buxton, Graham 2014
• Vulnerable Pastor: How Human Limitations Empower Our Ministry
  Smith, Mandy 2015
• Walking in Wonder: Resilience in Ministry
  Sinclair, George R., Jr. 2014
• War and the Soul: Healing Our Nation's Veterans From Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
  Tick, Edward 2005
• When Life Goes Dark: Finding Hope in the Midst of Depression
  Winter, Richard 2012
• When Your People Are Grieving: Leading in Times of Loss
  Smith, Harold Ivan 2001
• Witness of Preaching
  Long, Thomas G. 2016
• Women Who Lead: The Call of Women in Ministry
  Paul, Mary 2011

A sample of the online journals available include:

• Bioethics
• BMC Medical Ethics
• Clinical Ethics
• Nursing Ethics
• Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

To locate all online journals available to you, search your local library.

• HealthCare Chaplaincy Network

  HealthCare Chaplaincy Network provides clinical pastoral education, continuing professional education and research on the effectiveness of chaplaincy care..

• National Association of Catholic Chaplains

  The National Association of Catholic Chaplains advocates for the profession of spiritual care and educates, certifies, and supports chaplains, clinical pastoral educators, and all members who continue the healing ministry of Jesus in the name of the Church.

• Naval Chaplaincy School and Center

  Naval Chaplaincy School and Center aims to develop and deliver religious ministry training to achieve fleet readiness.

• VA National Chaplain Center

  The Mission of the National Chaplain Center is to empower Department of Veterans Affairs Chaplains in the achievement of excellence in meeting the Spiritual Healthcare needs of Veterans.

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