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Spiritual Guidance Across Religions: A Sourcebook for Spiritual Directors and Other Professionals Providing Counsel to People of Differing Faith Traditions Paperback – April 15, 2014
by Rev. John R. Mabry PhD (Editor, Contributor), & 26 more
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The groundbreaking professional resource for providing spiritual guidance to people from faith traditions other than your own.
This comprehensive resource offers valuable information for providing spiritual guidance to people from a wide variety of faith traditions. Covering the world's faith traditions as well as interfaith, blended and independent approaches to spirituality, each chapter is written by a spiritual guidance professional from that tradition or who works extensively with people from that tradition. Each chapter provides:An overview of the tradition, including basic beliefs
Methods for spiritual guidance honored in that tradition
Common spiritual problems encountered by people of that tradition
Tips, techniques and practices
Helpful resources for further learning
CONTRIBUTORS:
Dan Mendelson Aviv, PhD • Måns Broo, PhD • Rev. Cathleen Cox, MAT, MDiv • Ervad Soli P. Dastur • Karen L. Erlichman, MSS, LCSW • Jonathan Figdor, MDiv • Rev. John A. Jillions, PhD • Siri Kirpal Kaur Khalsa • Rev. Daijaku Judith Kinst, PhD • Ozgur Koca • Bruce Lescher, PhD • Rev. Ann Llewellyn Evans • Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard • Rev. John R. Mabry, PhD • Fr. Scott McCarthy, DMin • Moojan Momen, MB, BChir • Wendi Momen, PhD • Richard K. Payne, PhD • Susan S. Phillips, PhD • James Michael Reeder, LCPC, CPRP • Robert A. Rees, PhD • Bharat S. Shah, MD • He Feng Dao Shi • Joshua Snyder • Rev. N. Graham Standish, PhD, MSW • Chief Luisah Teish • Christopher Titmuss
Religions Covered
By Estimated U.S. Population
Evangelical • Christianity • Roman Catholicism • Mormonism • Judaism • Reformed Christianity • Eastern Orthodox • Christianity • Islam • Buddhism • Hinduism • Spiritual Eclecticism • Unitarian Universalism • Neo-Paganism • Bahá'í Faith • Sikhism • Shinto • Humanism • New Thought • Zoroastrianism • Native American Religion • African Diaspora Spirituality • Daoism • Jainism • Confucianism
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"Wonderful.... Opens the door to many historic and traditional paths.... Recommend[ed] to everyone I know in ministry and in spiritual counseling and direction."
―Rev. Tim Miner, OUnI, executive director, Council of Interfaith Communities of the United States
“Why did no one ever do this before? This is an excellent, trustworthy and needed resource for spiritual directors today!”
―Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM, Center for Action and Contemplation
“The first―possibly only―book of its kind! [A] remarkable ... resource [for] spiritual guides who aspire to serve ... in ever-more aware and relevant ways.”
―Rev. Lauren Van Ham, interfaith spiritual director and dean, Chaplaincy Institute
“The contemporary spiritual guide would do well to have this dynamic book as part of their collection and as on-going education in the field.”
―Anne Huffman, PhD, director, MA in Spiritual Guidance, Sofia University
“Finally, the go-to textbook that chaplains and spiritual directors ... deserve.... Goes deeper than the traditional who-what-why-when-where approach to world religions by focusing on spiritual care and healing.... It's full of gold.”
―Paul Chaffee, editor, The Interfaith Observer (TIO)
About the Author
Rev. John R. Mabry, PhD, directs the interfaith spiritual direction certificate program at the Chaplaincy Institute in Berkeley and is adjunct faculty in the pastoral ministry program at Santa Clara University. A United Church of Christ minister, he is pastor of Grace North Church in Berkeley, California. He is the author of several books on spiritual direction and spirituality, including Faithful Generations: Effective Ministry across Generational Lines.
Dan Mendelsohn Aviv, PhD, has been engaged in Jewish learning as an educator, lecturer, professor, and published scholar for almost twenty years. Having spent three years creating an alternative model for informal education, he recently returned to his greatest passion, classroom instruction. He is also an itinerant blogger at http://thenextjew.com, an inchoate podcaster, MacBook zealot, and most important, a proud spouse and father of three.
Måns Broo, PhD, is senior lecturer at the Department of Comparative Religion, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. His research interests include Caitanya Vaishnava ritual practices, modern middle-class Hinduism, and issues of agency and identity within modern yoga practices. He is also editor of the award-winning Finnish yoga magazine Ananda.
Rev. Cathleen Cox, MAT, MDiv, is a Unitarian Universalist minister and interfaith spiritual director. Her ministry encompasses both a private practice serving individuals and life partners and an outreach ministry exploring best practices for spiritually grounded growth and development in congregations, religious communities, and service-oriented organizations nationwide. Her passion is companioning others in the creation of joyful, meaning-centered lives and work that offer our best gifts in service to the world. Her community ministry is affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley. Contact her at http://www.revcat.net.
Ervad Soli P. Dastur was born as the last of eleven children in the small village of Tarapur, India, to a priestly family from Udwada. Soli was admitted to the M. F. Cama Athornan Institute boarding school to complete his priestly studies as well as high school. During his nine years at the boarding school, Soli completed all the requirements for becoming Navar and Martab and was initiated as a priest in the Holy Iranshah Atash Behram in Udwada. He had to also pass the final examination of Saamel required by all initiated priests from Udwada to be able to perform all inner and outer liturgies. Soli is fully retired and lives with his wife of forty-eight years, Jo Ann, in University Park, Florida. He performs religious ceremonies all over Florida and the rest of the United States. He is an avid tennis player and dabbles with the computer in his free time.
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Publisher : SkyLight Paths; 1st edition (April 15, 2014)
Language : English
Paperback : 400 pages
ISBN-10 : 1683363116
ISBN-13 : 978-1683363118
Item Weight : 1.29 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 0.89 x 9 inchesBest Sellers Rank: #453,315 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)#257 in Christian Counseling (Books)
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Dr. Dan Mendelsohn Aviv has been engaged in Jewish learning as an educator, lecturer, professor, published scholar and author for almost twenty five years.
He is the host of the TanakhCast, a bi-weekly podcast about the Bible and author of End Of The Jews: Radical Breaks, Remakes and What Comes Next and Bar Mitzvah Palooza! Why the Jewish Rite of Passage Needs an Overhaul.
Most of all, he is proud of his three children Maayan, Heala and Tal.
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JOHN R. MABRY lives and writes in Hannacroix, NY, in a house he shares with his wife and dogs. He is a United Church of Christ pastor and is the Director of the Spiritual Direction Program at the Chaplaincy Institute (www.chaplaincyinstitute.org). He is the author of numerous novels and books on theology, spirituality, and spiritual guidance. Check out his websites at www.johnrmabry.com (non-fiction) and www.jrmabry.com (fiction).
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James L. Lockard
4.0 out of 5 stars A Very Useful Book for CounselorsReviewed in the United States on September 2, 2014
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As a chapter author for this book, I want to be clear that I am reviewing it because I see it as a very useful tool for those who do counseling or therapy of any kind. This book gives insights into the spiritual beliefs and practices of a wide variety of religious belief systems, and is of great use to those of us who counsel people from a variety of backgrounds.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for chaplainsReviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
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As a chaplain, this book is extremely informative with very useful information for counseling members of many different faiths. Worth every penny!
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Great reference book for spiritual directors for a quick briefing on other faith traditions.
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I love Mabry's writing. This book is great...provides a lovely overview of various religions!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Source-book!Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2019
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Wonderful collection of interfaith sources and insights. I especially love the chapter on “Spiritual Eclectics.” A much needed source book - especially for Spiritual Directors/Mentors/Companions.
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Each chapter is a doorway to the faith experience of strangers who become family. In a multi-faithful world, this handbook is a tremendous resource for teachers, clergy, public servants and anyone who wonders about the new neighbor next door.
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