This guide explores spiritual direction from biblical and theological perspectives and aims both to inform teaching and equip practitioners with greater reflective skills.

Adrian Chatfield

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About the Authors

Introduction

1 God and Spiritual Direction

2 The Human Person in Companionship

3 Jesus, God Incarnate; ‘Turning Up’

4 Salvation and Transformation: Towards Union

5 The Holy Spirit and Companionship

6 Theological Approaches to the Bible in Accompaniment

7 Spiritual Direction and the Traditions of Christianity

8 The Church and Spiritual Direction

9 Towards a Practical Theology of Spiritual Direction

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Index of Names and Subjects

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• Fills a gap – many books on spiritual direction are practical handbooks; this explores the theology of spiritual direction. • Wide ranging exploration that covers biblical sources and the breadth of the Christian tradition. • Aims to strengthen reflective practice and inform teaching.

Spiritual direction is a burgeoning ministry in today's church where the emphasis is on joining in with what God is already doing in the world – an approach that presupposes spiritual discernment. This guide explores spiritual direction from biblical and theological perspectives and aims both to inform teaching and equip practitioners with greater reflective skills. Written by two experienced teachers and practitioners, it includes: • God and Spiritual Direction – divine presence and absence, discerning God, relationship and the Trinity, images of the Holy Spirit; • Humanity and God – being made in the image of God, sin, addiction, desire, freedom, psychology in direction; • The Bible and Spiritual Direction – scripture as a source and authority for direction; uses and abuses of the Bible in direction; • Spiritual Direction across the Christian traditions; • Spiritual Direction and the Church – boundaries, accountability and safeguarding.

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Delving deeper into spiritual disciplines, this theological guide will equip practitioners with greater reflective skills

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This guide explores spiritual direction from biblical and theological perspectives and aims both to inform teaching and equip practitioners with greater reflective skills.

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