Hardly a day goes by without some poll or news story documenting the changing relationship between the general population and religion, often accompanied by predictions of doom. The rise of the "nones" and the "dones" leaves many adrift in a world with multiple complex challenges. Providers of "spiritual friendship"—pastors, spiritual directors, pastoral counselors, concerned Christians—will need to change their approach as those with whom they interact distance themselves from the church. How should we talk with the "nones" and the "dones" about their spiritual lives? How can we be with them in their struggles when they are suspicious of our motives?
These are questions providers of spiritual friendship face every day. This book offers answers that can help them look at their work in new ways. Stewart-Sicking presents an innovative approach to spiritual friendship, addressing major challenges of modern life and significant challenges in the lives of individuals, as well as making accessible scholarship on the subject that is difficult for practitioners to access.

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Spiritual Friendship after Religion
Walking with People while the Rules Are Changing
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Spiritual Friendship after Religion
Walking with People while the Rules Are Changing
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Topic
Theology & ReligionSubtopic
ReligionTable of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword by Diana Butler Bass
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Just How It Is
- Chapter 2 Being a Spiritual Companion
- Chapter 3 Change as a Spiritual Issue
- Chapter 4 Suffering and the Spirit
- Chapter 5 Receiving Joy
- Chapter 6 Maturing in Service
- Conclusion Improvised Spirituality
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