Kaleidoscope: Broadening the Palette in the Art of Spiritual Direction

A comprehensive resource for understanding the various components of spiritual direction.

Early mystics of the Near East and northern Africa created the monastic traditions and were the first psychologists, exploring various practices to test the human capacity. In medieval times, spiritual direction was common in the Roman Catholic monastic traditions. It extended significantly into Protestant Christianity in the late twentieth century by predominantly white and affluent organizations. Spir...