What does pastoral care look like? Which theological, human-scientific, self-reflective, hermeneutical debates go hand in hand with well-founded pastoral care? How is pastoral action accounted for and what is the underlying understanding of theology? Experts provide insight and answers. With authors from university, training and practice as well as examples from various pastoral care situations, e.g. B. in public institutions such as hospitals, nursing homes and prisons or in the context of trauma and dementia.