Awakening the Creative Spirit - Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction

Informationen zum Autor Christine Valters Paintner holds a Ph.D. in Christian spirituality from the Graduate Theological Union and is an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry. She is also a Registered Expressive Arts Consultant and Educator, art editor for Presence Journal, and author of Water, Wind, Earth, and Fire: The Christian Practice of Praying with the Elements and Lectio Divina: Contemplative Awakening and Awareness. She lives in Galway, Ireland. Betsey Beckman, MM is a professional liturgical dancer, storyteller, author, spiritual director and retreat leader based in Seattle. With her extensive background in performance, choreography and liturgy, she regularly appears as artist/presenter at national conventions as well as at her home parish, St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She is the co-author of Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction and the producer of The Dancing Word DVD series, offering a full repertory of StoryDance meditations on women in scripture. Klappentext The new 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. Zusammenfassung Designed to help spiritual directors and others use expressive arts in the context of spiritual direction

Product details

• Authors: Betsey Beckman, Christine Valters Paintner, Christine Valters/ Beckman Paintner, Christine Valters Paintner
• Publisher: Abingdon Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2010
• EAN: 9780819223715
• ISBN: 978-0-8192-2371-5
• No. of pages: 239
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 235 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Spiritual Directors Internatio; Spiritual Directors Internatio
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Practical theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works