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Spirituality and Mental Health Care: Rediscovering a 'Forgotten' Dimension
By John Swinton. 2001
A person's sense of spirituality informs his or her awareness of self and of the society around them, and is…
intrinsic to their mental well-being. In this balanced and thoughtful book John Swinton explores the connections between mental health or illness and spirituality and draws on these to provide practical guidance for people working in the mental health field. He analyses a range of models of mental health care provision that will enable carers to increase their awareness of aspects of spirituality in their caring strategies. Using a critical evidence-based and interdisciplinary approach to contemporary mental health practice, Swinton explores the therapeutic significance of spirituality from the perspectives of both carers and service-users, looking at mental health problems such as psychotic disorder and depression, Alzheimer's disease and bipolar disorder. He also provides a critical review of existing literature in the field to place spirituality in contemporary theory and practice.Spiritual Dimensions of Pastoral Care: Practical Theology in a Multidisciplinary Context
By John Swinton, Emmanuel Y Lartey, Stephen Pattison, David Willows, Paul Ballard. 2000
Written by significant researchers and practitioners within the field, this unique collection of key texts introduces the reader to practical…
theology. It critically explores the way in which the spiritual dimension of pastoral care has entered into constructive dialogue with other disciplines and ways of thinking, including: psychiatry, psychology, counselling, intercultural studies, educational methodology, narrative theory and political studies. Set within this multidisciplinary context, the individual contributions (a selection of articles from a leading journal of pastoral theology, Contact: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Pastoral Studies) cover a wide range of practical and theological issues that alert the reader to the spiritual dimension of pastoral care, such as bereavement, sexuality, ethics, learning disabilities, infertility, the meaning of pain, sickness and suffering and the nature of theology as a practical discipline. The book is an invaluable resource for practitioners, researchers, students and all who have an interest in the ways in which a spiritual dimension can enhance caring practices within a multidisciplinary context.Spirituality and Art Therapy: Living the Connection
By Michael Franklin, Janis Timm-Bottos, Mimi Farrelly-Hansen, Catherine Moon, Cam Busch, Suzanne Lovell, Bernie Marek, Madeline Rugh, Edit Zaphir-Chasman, Carol Sagar. 2001
Reflecting the increasing recognition of the importance of the spiritual in healing, Spirituality and Art Therapy is an exciting exploration…
of the different ways in which the spiritual forms an essential, life-enhancing component of a well-rounded therapeutic approach. The contributors are leading art therapists who write from diverse perspectives, including Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and shamanic. They explain how their own spiritual and creative influences interact, finding expression in the use of art as a healing agent with specific populations, such as bereaved children, emotionally disturbed adolescents, and the homeless. The relationships between spirituality and visual art, art therapy and transpersonal psychology are examined. Story and image are interwoven in the spiritual journeys of therapists and clients, and suggested creative exercises make this an accessible, practical resource for those who desire to understand and execute an holistic method of therapy. Arguing that art therapists can mediate between the sacred and the mundane, this pioneering book is an affirmation of the transformative power of art therapy.Verses from the Center
By Stephen Batchelor. 2000
The understanding of the nature of reality is the insight upon which the Buddha was able to achieve his own…
enlightenment. This vision of the sublime is the source of all that is enigmatic and paradoxical about Buddhism. In Verses from the Center, Stephen Batchelor explores the history of this concept and provides readers with translations of the most important poems ever written on the subject, the poems of 2nd century philosopher Nagarjuna.Das Urantia Buch
By Urantia Foundation. 2005
Sie haben soeben das literarische Meisterwerk entdeckt, das Ihre Fragen über Gott, das Leben im bewohnten Universum, über die Geschichte…
und Zukunft dieser Welt und zum Leben von Jesus beantwortet. Das Urantia Buch fügt Geschichte, Wissenschaft und Religion zu einem Zusammenklang, zu einer Lebensphilosophie, die neue Bedeutung und Hoffnung in Ihr Leben bringt. Wenn Sie nach Antworten suchen, lesen Sie Das Urantia Buch! Die Welt braucht neue spirituelle Wahrheit, die modernen Männern und Frauen einen intellektuellen Pfad hinein in eine persönliche Beziehung mit Gott bietet. Aufbauend auf dem religiösen Erbe der Welt, beschreibt Das Urantia Buch ein endloses Schicksal für die Menschheit, wobei es lehrt, dass lebendiger Glaube der Schlüssel zu persönlichem geistigen Voranschreiten und ewigem Fortleben ist. Diese Lehren stellen neue Wahrheiten bereit, die kraftvoll genug sind, das menschliche Denken und Glauben für die nächsten 1000 Jahre zu erheben und zu erweitern. Ein Drittel des Urantia Buches umfasst die inspirierende Geschichte von Jesus' ganzem Leben und eine Offenbarung seiner ursprünglichen Lehren. Diese Panorama-Erzählung schließt seinen Geburtstag, seine Jahre als Jugendlicher, die Reisen und Abenteuer der Erwachsenenzeit, sein öffentliches Wirken, seine Kreuzigung und 19 Erscheinungen der Wiederauferstehung ein.Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside
By Gloria J. Burgess. 2008
In this inspirational book, Gloria Burgess uses the touching story of her father's relationship with William Faulkner as a starting…
point to explore a classic topic: how to bring forth the character qualities of love, wisdom, trust, faith, gratitude, creative action, vision, and integrity. Burgess declares the sacred promises of legacy living as part of a transformational process that helps us connect to our past by honoring those who came before us, living with intention in the present, and freeing our talents so we can realize our potential. Dare to Ware Your Soul on the Outside also includes practical exercises for fostering greater authenticity and purpose in our lives.Becoming Like God
By Michael Berg. 2010
New in paperback, from the bestselling author of The Secret, comes a revolutionary method for becoming all powerful. Written with…
extraordinary clarity, Michael Berg presents a logical approach to achieving our supreme birthright. In revealing this opportunity for humanity, he highlights ways to develop our natural God-like attributes, and diminish the aspects of our nature that interfere with our destiny. In his succinct style, Michael provides the answer to the eternal question of why we are here: to become like God.God Wears Lipstick
By Karen Berg. 2005
For millennia, women were literally forbidden to study the spiritual science known as Kabbalah. Karen Berg broke all barriers with…
this book by revealing what was once taboo - Kabbalah for women. She provides the methodology to unleash every woman's Kabbalistic power and shows how this ancient wisdom gives tangible solutions to the problems women face today. Readers discover how to attract the perfect mate, improve their sex lives, realize their highest potential, make any relationship stronger, and much more."Mommy, I used to be a tall baseball player.""Yes, you will be a tall baseball player someday."With a look of…
exasperation, he stomped his foot and hollered."No! I was a tall baseball player —tall like Daddy!"What was my son trying to say to me? Did he mean . . . he couldn’t mean . . . was he trying to tell me that he was a grown-up in a previous lifetime?At the tender age of two, baseball prodigy Christian Haupt began sharing vivid memories of being a baseball player in the 1920s and ’30s. From riding cross-country on trains, to his fierce rivalry with Babe Ruth, Christian described historical facts about the life of American hero and baseball legend Lou Gehrig that he could not have possibly known at the time.Distraught by her son’s uncanny revelations, Christian’s mother, Cathy, embarked on a sacred journey of discovery that would shake her beliefs to the core and forever change her views on life and death.In this compelling and heartwarming memoir, Cathy Byrd shares her remarkable experiences, the lessons she learned as she searched to find answers to this great mystery, and a story of healing in the lives of these intertwined souls.The Boy Who Knew Too Much will inspire even the greatest skeptics to consider the possibility that love never dies.The Source of Miracles: 7 Steps to Transforming Your Life through the Lord's Prayer
By Kathleen Mcgowan. 2010
The real secret to happiness and abundance has been hiding in plain sight, and you already know it by heart.…
New York Times bestselling author Kathleen McGowan's transformative new book unlocks the hidden power of the Lord's Prayer in seven simple steps. In this brilliant handbook, Kathleen McGowan reveals the true secret to a joyous and fulfilling life: using the Lord's Prayer to create real and lasting change in the soul. Each chapter in The Source of Miracles is a guide to one of the seven steps in the process, corresponding to a primary teaching of the prayer: FAITH: Understand that you are part of God's plan SURRENDER: Find the ultimate liberation and peace SERVICE: Create heaven on earth through your own good works ABUNDANCE: Attract joy and fulfillment through gratitude FORGIVENESS: Release anger and resentment OVERCOMING OBSTACLES: Know that you can master temptation LOVE: Tap into the greatest power of all Featuring meditations, affirmations, and other activities designed to help readers work through life's challenges.The Art of Life
By Ernest Holmes. 1948
The inspiration of Ernest Holmes has reached hundreds of thousands of readers through his classic works, many of which are…
just now becoming available in paperback. Originally published in the first half of the twentieth century, these meditative, concise volumes have never previously appeared in paperback. Whether a newcomer to the philosophy Holmes founded or a veteran reader, you will find great power and practicality in the words that render Holmes one of the most celebrated and beloved mystical teachers of the past hundred years.Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations
By Robert Schnase. 2007
People are searching for a church shaped and sustained by Radical Hospitality, Passionate Worship, Intentional Faith Development, Risk-Taking Mission and…
Service, and Extravagant Generosity. These fundamental practices are critical to the success of congregations. Their presence and strength demonstrate congregational health, vitality, and fruitfulness. By repeating and improving these practices, churches fulfill their mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. Robert Schnase astutely weaves theological insight, practical advice, and exemplary stories into an inspiring book for pastors and laity alike. --L. Gregory Jones, Dean and Professor of Theology, Duke Divinity School Robert Schnase's words are thoughtful, provocative, and challenging. Any congregation will find encouragement and insight to deepen faithfulness and multiply fruitfulness. --Lovett H. Weems, Jr., Distinguished Professor of Church Leadership, Wesley Theological Seminary Stimulating. Challenging. Uniquely helpful. Bishop Schnase gives us powerful language, rich examples, and practical suggestions for fulfilling the mission God gives us. --Janice Riggle Huie, Bishop of the Texas Conference of The United Methodist ChurchLiving the Mystical Life Today
By Jim Rosemergy. 2015
LIVING THE MYSTICAL LIFE TODAY is a call to people who yearn to live consciously, to live ordinary lives made…
extraordinary because they are aware of the presence of God in which they live and move and have their being. Imagine facing the challenges of life by following six practical steps rooted in the mystical tradition. LIVING THE MYSTICAL LIFE TODAY can be read in a few hours, but it is a companion for a lifetime.Radiant Truths
By Jeff Sharlet. 2014
Louisa Catherine Johnson Adams, wife and political partner of John Quincy Adams, became one of the most widely known women…
in America when her husband assumed office as sixth president in 1825. Shrewd, intellectual, and articulate, she was close to the center of American power over many decades, and extensive archives reveal her as an unparalleled observer of the politics, personalities, and issues of her day. Louisa left behind a trove of journals, essays, letters, and other writings, yet no biographer has mined these riches until now. Margery Heffron brings Louisa out of the shadows at last to offer the first full and nuanced portrait of an extraordinary first lady. The book begins with Louisa's early life in London and Nantes, France, then details her excruciatingly awkward courtship and engagement to John Quincy, her famous diplomatic success in tsarist Russia, her life as a mother, years abroad as the wife of a distinguished diplomat, and finally the Washington, D.C., era when, as a legendary hostess, she made no small contribution to her husband's successful bid for the White House. Louisa's sharp insights as a tireless recorder provide a fresh view of early American democratic society, presidential politics and elections, and indeed every important political and social issue of her time.The Inner Life of Krishnamurti
By Aryel Sanat. 1999
Aryel Sanat's meticulously researched and cogently argued exploration of Krishnamurti's inner life and experiences explodes a number of popular myths…
about Krishnamurti, particularly that he denied the existence of the Theosophical Masters and disdained the esoteric side of the spiritual path. Rather, Sanat persuasively demonstrates, Krishnamurti had a rich and intense esoteric life. Moreover, the truths of the Ancient Wisdom, as revealed through the Masters, were a reality to Krishnamurti every day of his life, from his boyhood until his death.The real story of Krishnamurti's inner life is shown to have critical implications for our understanding of Krishnamurti's life and ideas and for our views of Theosophy, Buddhism, the teachings of Gurdjieff---indeed, the entirety of contemporary spiritual thought.The Way of a Pilgrim
By Helen Bacovcin, Walter J. Ciszek. 1978
This enduring work of Russian spirituality has charmed countless people with its tale of a nineteenth-century peasant's quest for the…
secret of prayer. Readers follow this anonymous pilgrim as he treks over the Steppes in search of the answer to the one compelling question: How does one pray constantly? Through his journeys, and under the tutelage of a spiritual father, he becomes gradually more open to the promptings of God, and sees joy and plenty wherever he goes. Ultimately, he discovers the different meanings and methods of prayer as he travels to his ultimate destination, Jerusalem.The Way of a Pilgrim is a humble story ripe for renewed appreciation today. The recent changes in Russia have revealed the great religious traditions of that land, and this work, freshly translated for modern times, is among the finest examples of those centuries-old traditions.Finding God in a Bag of Groceries: Sharing Food, Discovering Grace
By Laura Willis. 2013
If your pantry was empty, your children hungry, your electricity cut off for nonpayment, and you saw no prospect of…
support, what would you do? For a decade in a rural Tennessee community, you went to a shabby building behind a church and found Laura Willis. Running a program to help the needy, Laura discovered a world of people she never knew: the lonely and unemployed, chronically poor families, and middle-class folks surprised to be struggling in a great recession. And to each, she offered a bag of groceries, a compassionate ear, and a heart of love. Taking a tiny food pantry and watching it grow to feed hundreds, Laura learned about her own hunger for God and began to discern her own spiritual directions, learning how her calling card--a bag of groceries--could be a gift to others and to herself of abundance and grace.The Vinedresser's Notebook: Spiritual Lessons in Pruning, Waiting, Harvesting & Abundance
By Paul Soupisett, Judith Sutera. 2014
Scripture is filled with images and stories of grapevines and vine tending. Yet few modern people have any idea of…
what that entails and the deep levels of symbolism that were intended in the Bible and comprehended by an agrarian people. Written by a vinedresser, theologian, psychologist, and nun, this illustrated gift book centers on a visual meditation combined with short reflections about the spiritual life, extending the spiritual metaphor of the vineyard, the vinedresser, and Jesus' teachings. In some ways it is akin to the adult picture books in the vein of such classics as Hope for the Flowers. The words are simple and few, the pictures clear and evocative, as much a part of the meditation as the words. The Vinedresser's Notebook can be used as 40-day devotional, in a group setting, or as an inspirational book.Deeper Than Words: Living The Apostles' Creed
By David Steindl. 2010
Spiritual teacher and bridge-builder Brother David Steindl-Rast translates the Apostles' Creed for today, uncovering the deeper universal truths that can…
be an inspiration to all people. In Deeper than Words: Living the Apostles' Creed, Brother David reexamines the words with which the early followers of Jesus summarized their faith. Reading line-by-line with an open perspective, he reveals the often overlooked message of trust, compassion, peace, love, and awareness contained in this widely known but rarely examined statement. Deeper than Words moves beyond ritual and exclusivity and instead finds a deeper faith based in real human experience and the sense of limitless belonging that is shared by all people who seek to understand themselves and the world. The words of the Apostles' Creed are Christian, but its heart is a universal and timeless guide to fullness of life. From this transformation perspective, developed over a lifetime of contemplation, Brother David presents a powerful call to renewal through reconnection with the spiritual and a reawakening to shared sacred truths.From the Trade Paperback edition.Reconstruye tu vida (Reposition Yourself)
By T. D. Jakes. 2008
En su œltimo libro, Reconstruye tu vida, el exitoso autor T.D. Jakes brinda consejos que ayudar n a los lectores…
a ajustarse a los muchos cambios que la vida trae. ƒste es un llamado a despertar y hacerte cargo de tu vida ÁAhora! Este libro no s--lo aborda las zonas donde la pasividad o incluso las decisiones torpes han ahogado la creatividad del lector, sino que tambiŽn instruye sobre la manera de controlar los cambios y sacarle el m ximo de provecho a la vida. ValiŽndose del conocimiento adquirido en m s de treinta a-os de ejercer la consejer'a y de trabajar tanto con personas ordinarias como con destacadas personalidades, Jakes abarca la creatividad econ--mica, relacional y espiritual y muestra c--mo el adaptarse a momentos de transici--n en la vida es el camino para una existencia llena de satisfacci--n en todas sus etapas. Reconstruye tu vida ofrece planes concretos para aquellos que aspiran a un futuro m s productivo. Jakes acepta la inevitabilidad del cambio, te ense-a c--mo esperarlo y asumirlo en lugar de temerle. Mezclando conocimientos religiosos y seculares, comparte una combinaci--n singular de f--rmulas pr cticas y pragm ticas pareja a la sabidur'a de la Escritura por la que Žl se destaca. Este libro es sin duda una restauraci--n para el alma. Te capacita para tener Žxito y te ofrece los instrumentos necesarios para alcanzar las ilimitadas posibilidades que resultan de hacer peque-os ajustes en tus ideas y planes. Jakes cree que no hay nada m s importante que la pr--xima decisi--n que vayas a tomar. Antes de hacer otra elecci--n, ÁŽsta es una lectura obligada!