Reciprocal maturities: Spirit and psyche in pastoral counseling and spiritual direction |
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Authors: | Samuel G Miller Jr |
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Institution: | (1) Georgia Association for Pastoral Care, 1700 Clifton Road, 30329 Atlanta, Georgia |
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Abstract: | This article uses a model for integrating spiritual and psychological maturity (Conn, 1989) in theological anthropology to contend that there is a reciprocal relationship not only between spiritual and psychological maturity but also between pastoral counseling and spiritual direction. I review Christian spirituality in terms of maturity in relationship: to self, to others, and to God. Next is an examination of the prevailing attitude in pastoral counseling toward spirituality and spiritual direction. Then Conn's integration is assessed — of spirituality with psychology, of spiritual direction with pastoral counseling — as a combination of spiritual and hermeneutical perspectives on the maturing self. |
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