When Hearts Become Flame: An Eastern Orthodox Approach to the Dia-Logos of Pastoral Counseling - Couverture souple

Muse, Stephen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1933275480 ISBN 13 : 9781933275482

Editeur : ORTHODOX RES INST, 2011

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"I was totally taken with your work--this is the first truly pastoral counseling that I have ever come across. Thank you. Magnificent work." --Rev. Eugene H. Peterson

"There is a third presence in pastoral counseling that transforms both pastor and person. Pastoral theology is the articulation of this insight and Muse has shown himself to be a mature pastoral theologian." --Journal of Pastoral Theology

This book is arguably one of the best on pastoral counseling to have been published in the past twenty years. --InCommunion From the Author

The stories, concepts, research and personal sharing found in When Hearts Become Flame emerges from 30 years of dialogue as a pastor, psychotherapist and trainer of counselors, as husband, friend, and father, while aiming toward just one thing - entering more and more deeply into the mystery of love revealed in those "Emmaus Road" experiences where God's presence suddenly kindles fire in the heart. It is about listening and speaking from the heart, not just to flesh and blood, but to the Uncreated Source of life invisibly in our midst wherever we recognize our shared life together while at the same time honoring our unique differences. It will be of value in different ways to counselors, clergy and spiritual seekers. For those wondering if they would like to become pastoral counselors it will be an invitation and an encouragement. For clergy seeking to offer the care of pastoral dialogue, it points to the reciprocal nature of caring. And for those seeking simply to find real life in Christ, I hope it provides authentic nourishment and direction to guide and sustain the journey.

From the Back Cover
A master teacher, Dr. Muse artfully draws from theologians, philosophers, psychologists and the spiritual masters of Eastern Orthodoxy as he reflects on his experience of the holy in the ministry of pastoral counseling. Each chapter is simultaneously thoughtful, inviting, compelling, passionate and intriguing as the reader is drawn into the personal vision of a deeply human teacher Barry K. Estadt, Ph.D, psychologist, Professor Emeritus, Loyola University of Maryland, Co-ed. of Pastoral Counseling. This book is sure to attract wide readership, not just in Orthodox Circles. In India especially, where the individual is acknowledged as a spiritual entity identified with the Transcendent at the height of enlightenment, this innovative work is most welcome. Metropolitan Dr. Yakob Mar Irenaios, Malankara Orthodox Church, India

Orthodoxy as the genuine philosophy of life in Christ leads the human person to re-creation, restoration, the healing of sin and its spiritual and psychological consequences, and deification by union with Christ. Dr. Muse adds to our increasing understanding of the psychological dimensions of the Orthodox way of life and the emerging practice of so-called Orthodox psychotherapy among mental health professional and pastors. I commend him for these significant contributions to this new and important field. --Archbishop Chrysostomos, former Larson Fellow in Health and Spirituality, U.S. Library of Congress and author of

A Guide to Orthodox Psychotherapy. Some profound and very useful insights are found within these pages. --Dr. Albert Rossi, psychologist, St. Vladimir's Seminary

With painstaking accountability to the great Tradition of the Eastern Church as well as to the discipline of psychology, Dr. Stephen Muse offers through his "altar of the heart" a life-giving synergy of doxology, collaborative wisdom, earthiness and personal encounter while witnessing to the love of the living Lord. This book is a must read for Orthodox Christians and others who are interested in learning and experiencing the "phronema" and "synedesis" of pastoral counseling from a contemporary Eastern Christian perspective. This is a joy to read and read again. --Kyriaki Karidoyanes FitzGerald, M.Div., Ph.D., psychologist, Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, coauthor, Living the Beatitudes: Perspectives from Orthodox Spirituality,editor, Encountering Women of Faith: The St. Catherine's Vision Collection, vols. 1 & 2

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: ORTHODOX RES INST
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1933275480
• ISBN 13: 9781933275482
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 302