The Extended Subjectivity of Pastoral Counseling: Focusing on the Non-human Turn

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The study aims to reflect on the limitations of traditional human-centric pastoral counseling by incorporating non-human elements.
Theoretical exploration of non-human turn concepts like object-oriented ontology and actor-network theory.
Reconstruction of counseling subjects as heterogeneous networks including both human and non-human entities.
Analysis of technical, material, ecological, and ritual objects in counseling spaces.
Revealed that objects in counseling are active agents influencing clients' emotions and spirituality.
Proposed a shift in counselors' roles from mere therapists to mediators facilitating coexistence between human and non-human entities.
Theologically reframed God as relational to all entities, suggesting a holistic model of care for creation.

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This research explores the role of non-human factors in pastoral counseling, suggesting a shift towards ethical coexistence.

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Yongmin Kim (2026) studied this question.

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