Living Through and Beyond Childhood Sexual Abuse

Though this book is intended to speak primarily to adults who have suffered childhood sexual abuse, anyone who seeks to find meaning in suffering, or who grapples with the concepts of evil and holiness, will appreciate the truth and wisdom contained ...

Despite chronic illness, you can live an emotionally well and fulfilling life. This is the message Louise Giroux passes on in A Mind and Heart for Wellness, a collection of daily meditations to help you use cognitive processes of thinking, visualizin...

Discovering Your Spiritual Ally

Is it okay to get angry? Andrew Lester thinks it is, and in this accessibly written book he shows the reader how to understand anger so that it will be helpful, not hurtful, to Christian life. Lester, a popular professor and author, challenges miscon...

Wisdom for Cooling the Flames

The author of Living Buddha, Living Christ provides real help in transforming the negative force of anger into a positive and useful energy, bringing harmony and healing to all aspects of life. Nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, Thich Nhat Hanh has...

Spiritual Help When Someone You Love Is Mentally Ill

This compassionate book is the third that well-known author Cecil Murphey has written to provide spiritual guidance to those who face some of the special problems prevalent in today's society. Here the problem is mental illness--previously he has wri...

A Christian Guide

Written in a popular style, here is a book that challenges misconceptions about anger that have followed Christians down through the centuries. From the findings of psychologists and sociologists, as well as the teachings of Christianity, Andrew Lest...

Few moments are as devastating as when one hears a diagnosis of cancer, and one out of three Americans will hear this diagnosis in their lifetimes. In this book, Jann Aldredge-Clanton brings a perspective from a theology of hope for people struggling...

Spirituality for Survivors of Family Abuse

Based on fifteen years of experience treating survivors of family violence, James Leehan provides this excellent resource to aid all individuals trying to overcome the effects of abusive behavior--behavior that is often supported by religion and gene...

Mediation: The Sensible Alternative

This practical guide provides an alternative to the standard methods of arbitration and litigation used by divorcing couples--and shows how mediation can be utilized instead. Based on the author's professional experience in law and as a minister who ...

Men and Meaning

In this book, James Dittes invites men to embrace their spiritual--and decidedly masculine--way in the world. Dittes confronts negative stereotypes and offers male-affirming alternatives to the understanding of the nature of maleness.

Spiritual Resources for Healing from Childhood Sexual Assault

In this intimate, passionate, and honest portrait of her experiences recovering memories of sexual abuse, Louise Cummings's book Eyes Wide Open addresses the feelings and issues survivors must face in order to heal: grief, anger, trust, fear, and cha...

A Guide and Curriculum for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

This book provides a curriculum for teaching adults and older youth with disabilities about the church. Doris Clark offers experienced and comprehensive advice about how to set up church classes geared to the requirements of adults with special needs...

A Call to Faithful Action

All people experience anger at some point in their lives, although the way in which anger is experienced and expressed is often shaped by social context and religious background. Carroll Saussy offers this book to assist people in learning how to eva...

Faith, Hope, and Alzheimer's Disease

Sensing God's presence is difficult when faced with Alzheimer's Disease among family and loved ones. This book brings faith and hope to these trying circumstances, offering the witness of the Bible and the insights of theology to show how God continu...

Faith, Wholeness, and the Healing Miracles of Jesus

The mounting evidence of the interconnectedness of spirituality, health, and medicine suggests giving new attention to the healing ministry of Jesus. Through a fresh reading of the Gospel narratives, Bruce Epperly reveals the centrality of whole-pers...