To Tell the Sacred Tale: Spiritual Direction and Narrative

by Janet K. Ruffing and Janet K. Ruffing RSM

Book Overview

Stories are the connective tissue between culture and nature, self and other, life and death, that sew the world together, and in telling, the soul quickens and comes alive. This volume describes the inherently narrative process of spiritual direction in relationship to our modern or postmodern contexts. It discusses the significance of narrative across cultures, core metaphors of the self, the benefits of narrative situations and recent research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809147238
• ISBN13: 9780809147236
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"