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Encountering the Sacred in Psychotherapy: How to Talk with People about Their Spiritual Lives

James L. Griffith, Melissa Elliott Griffith

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New Ways of Hearing Sacred Stories. Opening the Door. Metaphor and Spirituality. Stories of Spiritual Experience. Conversations between Person and God. Spiritual and Religious Beliefs. Rituals, Ceremonies, and Spiritual Practices. The Community in Spirituality. When Spirituality Turns Destructive. Living Beyond Medical and Psychiatric Illnesses.

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Key concepts: Spirituality, Spiritual practice, Metaphor, Psychology, Psychotherapist, Religious experience, Spiritual development, Aesthetics