Living Spirituality - Series 2 - E-book - ePub

The study, cultivation and 'teaching' of spiritual formation in Australian Catholic schools, parishes and online environments has faced many challenges, not the least being that it has been neglected and 'gone missing' in many contexts and environments. This Living Spirituality - Series 2 volume takes the introductory topics in Series 1 further with its extension beyond spiritual foundations to a more in-depth treatment of new and timely topics.
The Living Spirituality series is unique in its capacity to propose a new approach to cultivating spiritual formation for teachers through a Quadrivial or 'Four Rivers' model (Spiritual Traditions, Narratives, Disciplines and Virtues). Following its prefacing sections, this book explores more indispensable topics in this Series 2 edition - Introduction to Christian spirituality (Part 2), Prophetic imagination and social justice, You are God's Beloved (Nouwen) and the Examen, A Spirituality of the Heart, A Spirituality of Leadership, and finally, Memento Vivendi and Memento Mori ('Remember you must live' and 'Remember you must die').
Each chapter integrates significant insights and practices from seminal figures particularly across the Abrahamic traditions. Eight teacher-friendly icons point the reader to 'Teacher Tips', 'Did you know' ideas, rich academic insights from 'Scholars Corner', as well as icons linked to spiritual profiles, symbols, biblical texts, the arts, and music. A full range of materials for ordering and subscription is at the website listed on the early pages of this book.