Spiritual Direction: A Practical Introduction

by Pickering

Overview

Spiritual direction has been an intrinsic part of the Christian tradition since the earliest days of the church when desert mothers and fathers were sought out for their wisdom and guidance. This guide aims to equip clergy and laity engaged in this task, or in training for it.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781848253742
Publisher:	Canterbury Press
Publication date:	09/16/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	221
Sales rank:	698,779
File size:	555 KB

About the Author

Sue Pickering is a priest of the Anglican Church in New Zealand and is responsible for the training of Anglican clergy in spiritual direction. A popular retreat leader, she is the author of Creative Ideas for Quiet Days

Editorial Reviews

'This is quite simply the book on spiritual direction we've been waiting on for years. Perhaps some of the book's freshness might lie in the author being a New Zealander. The sub-title of the book is 'A practical introduction' and it's almost a course in itself. There are questions for reflection, a multitude of possible exercises and sometimes the reader is invited to think about a topic before reading the relevant section of the book. There are also lots of verbatim transcripts of chunks of direction sessions. While outlining the various models of spiritual direction as well as other varieties of helping relationships, Pickering details her approach which she calls 'contemplative, incarnational spiritual direction'.

— Gordon Jeff

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