Theology what we study

Dyrness investigates “the poetic sphere” of human life and its intrinsic value to human flourishing

Brown and Strawn discuss embodied life as the context of spiritual flourishing

Flourishing, a full-bodied embrace of life, includes obedience to God

Wagener and Beaton expand the idea of human flourishing to organizational life

Glenn Hinson discusses positive and negative aspects of Baptist spirituality and reflects on the current situation of Baptist spirituality

Desmond Tutu illustrates the importance of prayer in an unrighteous world using the example of Abraham’s bargaining with God for the lives of Sodom and Gomorrah's unworthy citizens

Understanding Evelyn Underhill's spirituality must consider her whole life's journey of faith

Kathleen Dolphin introduces the spirituality of Ignatius of Loyola and current thought on his exercises

John Weborg discusses the principles of Pietism in historical context, including reforms seeking to balance grace, fear, and God’s internal work

In Quaker thought, asserts Grace Adolphsen Brame, service is the hallmark of the meditative life, centered on prayer

Saint Francis was “consumed totally in the desire to live a radical life following Jesus” in simplicity, humility, poverty, and the cross

A sacred-secular distinction, Bregman argues, is unhelpful in death and bereavement

King argues that
 adolescents’ relationships with 
God shape identity

A case study explores children’s 
spiritual development

Maloney discusses ramifications of the DSM’s adding religious and spiritual problems

Moon shares stories that shape his view of Christian spirituality—and psychotherapy

Shafranske offers 3 clinical practice integration situations

Sattler’s advice draws on spirituality as a way of organizing reality

Dueck argues for psychotherapy that begins within the client’s worldview

Counseling, says Lee, should connect clients’ stories to God’s

Gooden argues that spirituality is multidimensional, raising issues for secular patients too