Author : Jeannette A. Bakke
Publisher : Baker Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 36,29 MB
Release : 2000-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1585582603
Learn how to nurture your awareness of and response to God's love and guidance through the historical practice of spiritual direction.
Author : Howard A. Addison
Publisher : Skylight Paths Publishing
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 27,48 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781893361126
An ancient spiritual practice rediscovered--and re-imaginated--for today. This fascinating introduction to an ancient spiritual practice is for all of us who are searching for fresh spiritual insight. People of all faiths--and even those with no particular religious involvement--are discovering spiritual direction. Traditionally identified with Christianity, but also resembling the relationship between teacher and student in Buddhism, sheikh and disciple in Islam, and rebbe and Hasid in Judaism, spiritual direction is a distinct kind of relationship for enhancing spiritual growth. And its renewed popularity has led to a now uniquely accessible modern phenomenon: interfaith spiritual direction. Howard Addison presents personal accounts from the lives of people representing a broad spectrum of religious and spiritual traditions to show how we can find guidance and inspiration from people of other faiths--without ever leaving our own. This one-of-a-kind guide explores: Where to find spiritual guidance within your own faith community or beyond it. How spiritual direction can help you, even if you come from no formal religious background. Why and when it may be appropriate to seek a spiritual guide from a faith other than your own. What interfaith spiritual direction means for the future of religion and spirituality in our world.
Author : Nick Wagner
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 49,74 MB
Release : 2006-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0819222097
"God created us to be lovers," writes Nick Wagner in his introduction to Spiritual Direction in Context. "When we love, we are in right relationship. We are acting for justice. The ministry of every spiritual director, in any context, is to serve as a guide into the depths of that love relationship." Here, in this provocative collection of essays, respected leaders in the field of spiritual direction explore the myriad of contexts in which this relationship takes place and offers practical ways to respond to them. As the popularity of spiritual direction grows, directors are facing situations that monks and nuns - for centuries the exclusive practitioners of this profession - never had to face. The essays in this book, drawn from Presence, the journal of Spiritual Directors International, look deeply at spiritual direction in a number of contexts, including the workplace, with the aging, in hospitals, with women's groups, with youth, with the homeless, and with those in mourning. Spiritual Direction in Context is the third in the SDI series.
Author : Gerald G. May
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 38,4 MB
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 0061883743
Although secular psychology addressed a great deal about how we come to be the way we are and how we might live more efficiently, it can offer nothing in terms of why we exist or how we should use our lives," writes Gerald May in this classic discussion of the nature of contemporary spiritual guidance and its relationship to counseling and psychiatry. For millions turning for answers to the world of the spirit, May shows how psychiatry and spiritual direction are alike, how they complement one another, and how they ultimately diverge.
Author : Janet K. Ruffing
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 15,57 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780809139583
The modern resurgence of interest in spiritual direction comes from every occupation and lifestyle, not just those in the religious life. But while some books cover the basic topic, almost none consider the subject of advanced direction. What are the special issues of someone who's been offering spiritual direction for more than five years? And of someone who's been receiving spiritual direction for more than five years?Written by a well-known practitioner, researcher and theoretician of the art, this clear and insightful book fills the gap by providing concrete help for both veteran directors and veteran directees. The book offers a theological basis for the process of direction then moves onto such advanced themes as resistance, desire in prayer, transference and counter-transference, love mysticism and mutuality with God. It also focuses on the special concerns of women in direction. Each chapter includes a section on theory, some illustrative case material, verbatims, and suggested discussion questions.Spiritual Direction: Beyond the Beginnings is for a wide ecumenical audience of both directors and directees. It's of particular interest to women clergy, retreat directors, pastors, and all religious and clergy who find themselves spiritual directors "by default."
Author : William A. Barry
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 43,32 MB
Release : 2012-09-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0062247794
The Classic Work on Helping People Become Closer to God Fathers Barry and Connolly see the work of spiritual direction as helping people to develop their relationship with God. In thinking and practice they have absorbed the insights of modern psychotherapy, but have not been absorbed by them. This highly practical book reflects the authors' experience at the Center for Religious Development in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where spiritual direction is available and where directors are trained.
Author : Rose Mary Dougherty, S.S.N.D.
Publisher : Paulist Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 15,88 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Church group work
ISBN : 1616436301
Author : Henri J. M. Nouwen
Publisher : Forward Movement
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN :
Author : Sue Pickering
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1853118850
Spirituality.
Author : Christine Valters Paintner
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 26,69 MB
Release : 2010-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0819223719
The resource is designed to help spiritual directors and others use expressive arts in the context of spiritual direction. It is the latest book in the unique SDI series, designed for professional spiritual directors, but also useful for clergy, therapists, and Christian formation specialists. The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.
