The soul of discernment
Subtitle: a spiritual practice for communities and institutions
By: Elizabeth Liebert, SNJM
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Louisville, Kentucky
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780664239671
Subjects: Social aspects; Discernment (Christian theology); Decision making; Christianity
Description: The Soul of Discernment provides concrete steps for groups of people who work together and need to make important decisions: church committees, nonprofit hiring committees, etc. Liebert calls this process the Social Discernment Cycle, a process for seeking God's call in a particular situation. "It is called `social' because it deals primarily with human communities in their social-structural, rather than interpersonal aspects," Liebert explains. "It is a cycle because one completed round of discernment prepares for the next. The Social Discernment Cycle is particularly apt for any discernment that involves a structure, system, or institution." This book helps groups work through this cycle to answer the question, "How is God leading us, individually or together, to act in this particular moment in our organization?" (Publisher).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: An invitation to social discernment; title: Discernment in an age of complexity; title: Discerners : who are you?; title: Systems and structures : what are they?; title: The social discernment cycle; title: The situation and the system; title: Social analysis; title: Theological reflection and prayer; title: The decision and its confirmation; title: Implementation and evaluation.