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Theology for Skeptics: Reflections on God by Dorothee Soelle
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
The book presents various ways of seeing God. It shows the problems in some images we may have of God and gives alternatives along with reasons why these are equally plausible and seen in scriptures as well.
Bio-Spirituality: Focusing as a Way to Grow by Peter A. Campbell, Edwin M. McMahon
4.0
This is a thorough look at how Eugene Gendlin's Focusing technique relates to developing spirituality. "Bio" relates to the felt sense in Focusing which is in the body, not the mind.
The Inner Work of Age: Shifting from Role to Soul by Connie Zweig
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 21%.
I got interested in some other topics, but plan to go back to this book later.
The Old Fool and the Corruption of Myth by Adolf Guggenbühl-Craig
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
About myths such as the "Wise Old Man" and Progress, "the great myth of modern times". Beware of one-sided myths and also the fusion of myths about gods and humans. Quite a strange book that stirred my thinking a bit.
The Wisdom of the Desert by Thomas Merton
4.0
There are 150 short sayings of some remarkable men. They are clever and at time humorous. They also seem like very solid advice.
When Fragments Make a Whole by Lory Widmer Hess
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
5.0
What an unusual book! Each chapter has 3 parts. The first is a story of a healing that Jesus did. It is told from the perspective of the one who is healed. That brought such a different view of why the healing was needed and how it was experienced. The second part is the exploration of various aspects of the text such as word meanings and the times and culture. The third part is a segment of the author's experience of her own transition through difficult times. The book gave me a fresh view of this ministry of Jesus. I took time reading it meditatively.
Mindful Shadow Work: Exercises For Befriending Your Dark Side, Healing Trauma, and Finding Joy by Aletheia Luna
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book gives basic information on several methods of approaching shadow work. There are many examples to help in understanding concepts. I feel this was a good place for me to start. I was bogged down in reading more in-depth books, but now feel I can go back to reading them while also doing some shadow work with a couple of the methods I found in this book.