Jewish Spiritual Direction (eBook, ePUB)

An Innovative Guide from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
Redaktion: Addison, Rabbi Howard A.; Breitman, Barbara Eve

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The first comprehensive resource for spiritual direction in the Jewish tradition-
a vital resource for people involved in spiritual leadership.

The essential reference for people who are called to help others listen for God's voice-not only through prayer and sacred texts, but also through dance, art and interactions with other people-this groundbreaking volume draws on both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of spiritual direction to provide invaluable guidance.

Offering insight into all aspects of spiritual direction, including theology, practice, companionship, group work and embodied spirituality, the contributors to this guide are innovators in their fields and represent all four contemporary Jewish movements. Topics explored include:

Jewish Theologies and Jewish Spiritual Direction . The Vocabulary of Jewish Spiritual Direction . Spiritual Direction as a Contemplative Practice . Contemplation and Social Action . Cultivating a Hearing Heart . Spiritual Types . Community for Spiritual Direction . Spiritual Direction and the Cycle of Holy Time . Spiritual Companionship and the Passages of Life . Jewish Spiritual Direction and the Sacred Body . Integrating Spiritual Direction and Visual Creativity . and many more ...

An exciting and practical addition to an emerging field, this is the definitive guide for all who accompany Jewish seekers on their spiritual journeys.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Turner Publishing Company
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781580235259
• Artikelnr.: 38325700

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction To Revitalize the Spirit of God: Toward a Contemporary
Practice of Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison and Barbara Eve Breitman
SECTION I
An Evolving Practice
Jewish Theologies and Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Jacob J. Staub
Creating Jewish Spiritual Direction: More Than an Act of Translation
Linda Rabinowitch Thal
Reciprocal Grace: The Vocabulary of Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison
SECTION II
Practicing Spiritual Guidance
Spiritual Direction as a Contemplative Practice
Rabbi Zari M. Weiss
Holy Listening: Cultivating a Hearing Heart
Barbara Eve Breitman
Berur: How Do You Know If It's God?
Rabbi Howard Avruhm Addison
Spiritual Types: One Size Doesn't Fit All
Rabbi Shohama Harris Wiener
Spiritual Direction: No Inside, No Outside
Rabbi Sheila Peltz Weinberg
Chavurat Ruach (A Fellowship of Spirit): Community for Spiritual Direction
Ann Kline
SECTION III
The Jewish Path
Spiritual Transformation: A Psychospiritual Perspective on Jewish
Narratives of Journey
Barbara Eve Breitman
The Siddur: A Guide to Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Amy Eilberg
Live with the Times: Spiritual Direction and the Cycle of Holy Time
Rabbi Marcia Prager
Spiritual Companionship and the Passages of Life
Anne Brener
Soul-Traits in Classical Mussar and Contemporary Jewish Spiritual Direction
Alan Morinis
SECTION IV
New Dimensions in Spiritual Guidance
From My Flesh I See God: Embodiment and Jewish Spiritual Direction
Rabbi Myriam Klotz
New Horizons: Poetry and Spiritual Direction
Jennifer (Jinks) Hoffman
God Danced the Day You Were Born: Jewish Spiritual Direction and the Sacred
Body
Julie Leavitt Kutzen
Opening Doors, Windows, and Vistas: Integrating Spiritual Direction and
Visual Creativity
Laine Barbanell Schipper
Glossary
Where Do I Go from Here? Resources in Jewish Spiritual Guidance
Index of Terms and Concepts
Index of Classical Sources Cited (Biblical and Rabbinic)