Quest for spiritual community : reclaiming spiritual guidance for contemporary congregations /

Reed, Angela H.

Quest for spiritual community : reclaiming spiritual guidance for contemporary congregations / Angela H. Reed. - London : T & T Clark, c2011. - xi, 189 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton Theological Seminary, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-185) and index.

Spiritual communities in a culture of individuals : understanding the contemporary spiritual quest -- Hearing their stories : congregations that practice spiritual guidance -- Looking over their shoulders : exemplary soul care in scripture and history -- The improvising church : spiritual guidance in Protestant theology and practice -- Relationships that form : toward a congregation-based model for spiritual guidance.

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Spiritual direction.
Spiritual formation.
Spiritual life--Christianity.
Parishes.
Communities--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Pastoral theology.

BV5053 / .R43 2011