Quest for spiritual community
Subtitle: reclaiming spiritual guidance for contemporary congregations
By: Angela H. Reed
Publisher: T & T Clark
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9780567038838; 9780567190192
Subjects: Parishes; Spiritual life; Spiritual direction; Communities; Pastoral theology; Spiritual formation; Christianity
Notes: Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Princeton Theological Seminary, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: Spiritual communities in a culture of individuals : understanding the contemporary spiritual quest; title: Hearing their stories : congregations that practice spiritual guidance; title: Looking over their shoulders : exemplary soul care in scripture and history; title: The improvising church : spiritual guidance in Protestant theology and practice; title: Relationships that form : toward a congregation-based model for spiritual guidance.