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Informationen zum Autor Nick Wagner is editor of Presence! the journal of Spiritual Directors International. He lives in San Jose! California. Klappentext ?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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Spiritual Directors: Teachers and Guardians of Mystery; Pastoral Counseling or Spiritual Direction: What's the Difference?; Circle of Hearts: Women's Spirituality Groups; Melting the Iceberg: Spiritual Direction for Men; Spiritual Direction with Seminary Students; Spiritual Direction with the Clergy: A View from the Church of England; The Spiritual Elder: The Early Desert Tradition and the Eastern Orthodox Way; Rural Spiritual Direction; Riding the Monsters: Spiritual Direction with People Who Live on the Street; A Little Soul Work Does a Hospital Well: Spiritual Direction in Health Care; Widening the Lens: The Gift of Group Spiritual Direction; Spiritual Companioning within Small Christian Communities; The Coming Out Process in Spiritual Direction; Hallowing Our Diminishments: Spiritual Guidance in Later Life; Companioning People with Dementia; Dreams and Spiritual Direction; Discernment of Spirits as an Act of Faith; Live Nearby! Visit Often: Focusing and the Spiritual Direction Process; To Bring All Things Together: Spiritual Direction as Action for Justice. ...
