Group Spiritual Direction by Rose Mary Dougherty Ssnd

Group Spiritual Direction by Rose Mary Dougherty Ssnd

Group Spiritual Direction is a resource for people wishing to explore the possibilities of spiritual community within the context of group spiritual direction. Rose Mary Dougherty's writing acknowledges the growing need that many people have for small communities of support in their relationship with God, and it describes the diverse means that various religious traditions and denominations have used to address this need. The text presents group spiritual direction as a unique form of spiritual community which assists people in ongoing individual discernment. Drawing on years of experience as a spiritual director and as one who has offered group spiritual direction in ecumenical settings, the author provides both the theological understanding and the detailed information needed to establish spiritual direction groups. She consistently invites the reader to return to her primary assumption: the most important element in group spiritual direction is the contemplative stance of presence to God for one another within the group meeting and prayer for one another outside the meeting. The author also offers practical suggestions for fostering this contemplative stance as well as ways to prepare people for group spiritual direction.

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ISBN 13	9780809135981
ISBN 10	0809135981
Title	Group Spiritual Direction
Author	Rose Mary Dougherty
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Paulist Press International,U.S.
Year published	1995-01-01
Number of pages	128
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