Spiritual Direction in Context

An exploration of spiritual direction and the way in which specific contexts or settings affect the practice.

- Practical guidance for spiritual directors and pastoral counsellors
- The third title in the 'Spiritual Directors International' series
- Addresses a variety of contemporary issues (workplace spirituality, spiritual direction in the hospital, spiritual direction later in life) that are becoming more common but are not adequately documented elsewhere
- Written by seasoned spiritual directors based on their own practices

As the popularity of spiritual direction grows, directors are facing situations the monks and nuns, who served as directors for centuries, never had to face. The articles in this book, drawn from the magazine Presence, the international journal of Spiritual Directors International, address who specific contexts affect the practice of spiritual direction. Included will be articles on spiritual direction in the workplace, with the aging, in hospital, with women's groups, with youth, with those who are mourning, direction of the Internet, with seminarians, with people who live on the street, and other topics.