Spiritual Direction and the Care of Souls : A Guide to Christian Approaches and Practices

by Moon, Gary W.

• ISBN13: 9780830827770
• ISBN10: 0830827773
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-04-01
• Publisher: Ivp Academic

Summary

In recent years, many Christian clergy, laity and mental health professionals have rediscovered the ancient practices of spiritual direction. Seen as a refreshing alternative to the techniques and limitations of modern psychology, such practices offer new insights for pastoral care. But many remain unclear on what spiritual direction is and whether its methods are applicable to their own clients and parishioners.Spiritual direction is a practice of Christian soul care that is found most notably in the Catholic, Orthodox and Episcopal traditions but is also present in Wesleyan/Holiness, Pentecostal/charismatic, social justice and Reformed communities. Predating modern counseling and psychotherapy movements but sharing key principles and insights for spiritual formation, spiritual direction offers significant resources for today’s pastors, counselors, therapists, chaplains and other caregivers attuned to the work of God in people’s lives.In this landmark volume, editors Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner, along with a team of expert contributors, provide a comprehensive survey of spiritual direction in its myriad Christian forms. Specific chapters offer careful historical perspective and contemporary analysis of how Christians from various backgrounds have practiced spiritual direction, with particular attention to each tradition’s definition of spiritual direction, the process of authentic transformation, the role of the spiritual director, indicators of mature spirituality and other aspects of the spiritual direction process. Chapters also provide psychological and clinical insight into how spiritual direction is similar to, different from and can be integrated with psychotherapy and pastoral counseling to help others experience spiritual transformation and union with God.

Table of Contents

Preface	7	(4)
1. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AND CHRISTIAN SOUL CARE
Gary W. Moon and David G. Benner	11	(20)
PART 1: THE SEVEN MAJORTRADITIONS OF CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALITY
2. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN TRADITION
F. Gregory Rogers	31	(24)
3. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC TRADITION
Gene Barrette	55	(23)
4. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE EPISCOPAL TRADITION
Gray Temple	78	(18)
5. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE REFORMED TRADITION
Ben Johnson	96	(19)
6. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE WESLEYAN-HOLINESS TRADITION
Wesley D. Tracy	115	(22)
7. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE TRADITION
Jerry A. Gladson	137	(15)
8. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION IN THE PENTECOSTAL/CHARISMATIC TRADITION
Oliver McMahan	152	(19)
PART 2: THE THREE MAJOR VOICES OF SOUL CARE
9. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: CONCEPTUAL ISSUES
Len Sperry	171	(16)
10. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: ETHICAL ISSUES
Siang-Yang Tan	187	(18)
11. SPIRITUAL DIRECTION AND PASTORAL COUNSELING
Israel Galindo	205	(14)
12. THREE VOICES, ONE SONG: PERSPECTIVES ON THE CARE OF PERSONS FROM A PSYCHOLOGIST, SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR AND PASTORAL COUNSELOR
Theresa Clement Tisdale, Carrie E. Doehnng and Veneta Lorraine-Poirier	219	(26)
Afterword	245	(2)
List of Contributors	247	(3)
Index	250