TY - BOOK ID - 117618213 TI - ART OF SPIRITUAL DIRECTION : a guide to ignatian practice. PY - 2020 SN - 9781788121194 1788121198 9781788122573 1788122577 PB - [S.l.] MESSENGER PUBLICATIONS DB - UniCat KW - Spiritual formation KW - Catholic Church KW - Ignatius, KW - Ignace, KW - Ignacio, KW - Ignasi, KW - Ignatius Loyola and Manresa, KW - Ignatius Loyola, KW - Ignazio, KW - Iñigo, KW - Loĭola, Ignatiĭ, KW - López de Loyola, Iñigo, KW - Loyola, Ignacio de, KW - Loyola, Ignatius of, KW - Loyola, Yñigo de, KW - Loyolai, Ignáo, KW - Yñigo, KW - イグナチオデ・ロヨラ, KW - Ighnāṭiyūs Dī Lūyūlā, KW - اغناطيوس دي لويلا KW - 254.32 KW - #GBIB: jesuitica KW - 254.32 Priester als geestelijke leider KW - Priester als geestelijke leider KW - Ignatius, - of Loyola, Saint, - 1491-1556 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:117618213 AB - This is a concrete, practical book about spiritual accompaniment. While there may be no shortage of books on this matter, most of these books remain somewhat abstract in the way they highlight the beauty of this ministry and point out its pitfalls. This book instead resembles a toolbox with a user’s manual. In six chapters, the author presents the following tools: ‘there is no rush’, ‘listening by following’, ‘searching for the soul’, ‘going deeper’, ‘evaluating’, and ‘accompanying towards spiritual maturity’. By means of examples and case studies, he demonstrates how these tools may be used to good effect. Two introductory chapters discuss the choice for a practice-oriented book and the core values of an Ignatian approach to spiritual accompaniment. A final chapter specifically focuses on vocational discernment. New spiritual directors can learn from this book the tricks of the trade and experienced directors can be encouraged to reflect upon their own practice. Although it is written from a Roman Catholic, Jesuit background, this book may be used in a wider variety of Christian contexts. ER -