Transforming Rituals: Daily Practices for Changing Lives - Softcover

Roy M. Oswald

 
9781566992190: Transforming Rituals: Daily Practices for Changing Lives
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1566992192 ISBN 13: 9781566992190
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK), 2009

Synopsis

Todays rapid, deep, and pervasive changes in North American culture present myriad challenges for faith communities now and in the years ahead. Oswald explores the use of rituals as spiritually healing practices for the home, congregation, and broader community. He teaches congregational leaders how individuals and groups can use familiar new rituals to name, evaluate, live out, celebrate, and grow through change.

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About the Author

Roy M. Oswald is an ordained Lutheran (ELCA) pastor who is emeritus executive director at the Center for Emotional Intelligence and Human Relations Skills. He served as a senior consultant for the Alban Institute for thirty-one years after serving as a church pastor. He is author or co-author of sixteen books on churches and ministry, including his most recent The Emotional Intelligence of Jesus: Relational Smarts for Religious Leaders. Nadyne Guzmán is an ordained minister in the United Church of Christ. Her ministry includes service as a hospital chaplain and as a consultant and coach for international organizations, developing programs for leadership development, inclusivity, transformation, and spiritual care. She has served as a professor of leadership, a researcher, and as an administrator in public schools and higher education.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (UK)
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1566992192
ISBN 13 
9781566992190
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
157