Drinking from the Same Well

"This thanks of a collective heart to Lydia Johnson . . .

For disarming us with difficult questions so tenderly put . . .

For writing so accessibly, her scholarship down to earth and sea . . .

For living long in the spaces where such lessons hide and abide . . .

For paying attention with the eye of heart and mind . . .

For pausing on this journey to drink so deep."

-Bill Wylie-Kellermann

author of Seasons of Faith and Conscience



"Lydia Johnson has written a most timely book in terms of need. The most usual lines of inquiry for a diasporic and cross-cultural inquiry into the Christian faith have focussed on biblical hermeneutics, theological revision, and matters to do with culture and the refashioning of identity. Here we have a key text that concentrates upon pastoral care and counselling. It is speaking into the globalized world of the mass migrations of people and speaking into the consequences of such."

-Clive Pearson

Head of School, School of Theology,

Charles Sturt University



"This book is a valuable and important addition to the area of pastoral counseling. . . [it] provides an excellent introduction to intercultural issues for not only counselors, but also emergency workers, relief workers and anyone who encounters those of a different culture in situations where pain, suffering, or tragedy has occurred."

-- Eric Manuel, as reviewed in the journal, Healing Ministry(2013)