Soul Friend: Spiritual Direction in the Modern World

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In 1977, Kenneth Leech wrote the book Soul Friend, which quickly became one of the classic contemporary explorations of the Christian practice of spiritual direction.
Out of print for many years, a revised edition of this book, mildly updated to include changes in the spiritual climate since 1977, is now available. Leech's scholarly, yet accessible, exploration examines the climate in which spiritual direction takes place today-the influence of the drug culture of the 1960's, ...
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Overview

In 1977, Kenneth Leech wrote the book Soul Friend, which quickly became one of the classic contemporary explorations of the Christian practice of spiritual direction.
Out of print for many years, a revised edition of this book, mildly updated to include changes in the spiritual climate since 1977, is now available. Leech's scholarly, yet accessible, exploration examines the climate in which spiritual direction takes place today-the influence of the drug culture of the 1960's, Eastern influences on prayer and spiritual practice, the Pentecostal movement, and others.
He then provides background on the history of spiritual direction, both Protestant and Catholic, from the earliest Church through the twentieth century. Leech also explores other questions of interest to directors and those seeking out direction:
the relationship between counseling and direction; the practice of prayer in
Christian spiritual tradition; and the prophetic role of the spiritual director, not just for the individual but for the larger society. An excellent course book, and a fascinating book for those contemplating direction, Soul Friend will continue to be a classic for years to come.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780819218889
  • Publisher: Church Publishing, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 7/1/2001
  • Edition description: REVISED Large Print
  • Pages: 248
  • Sales rank: 1,025,107
  • Product dimensions: 8.50 (w) x 5.50 (h) x 0.61 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Notes to the revised edition xi
Introduction to the revised edition xiii
1 Spirituality and the present climate 1
2 Spiritual direction in the Christian tradition 30
3 Direction, counselling and therapy 86
4 Prayer and the Christian spiritual tradition 132
5 The practice of the life of prayer 163
6 Towards a prophetic understanding of spiritual direction 182
Appendix Spiritual direction and the sacrament of reconciliation 189
Notes 220
Bibliography 241
Short Index 247
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