Television has eclipsed the church and school as the most dominant storyteller in our culture. Watching What We Watch discusses the various aspects of "reading" television, helps us to understand how television creates meanings, and teaches us to assess the truth and value of those meanings. Watching What We Watch provides an accessible framework for analyzing television theologically and from the perspective of our values and beliefs. A team of experts uses examples from popular television shows to to explore the forces that drive television production and to challenge viewers to consider what things they should appreciate about television and what things they should call into question.

Watching What We Watch: Prime-Time Television through the Lens of Faith

Religion & Spirituality

Blythe, Teresa

Dreibelbis, Gary

Davis Jr., Walter T.

Scalese, Mark

Winslea, Elizabeth

Christian Books & Bibles

Westminster/John Knox Press

Meeting God in Virtual Reality: Using Spiritual Practices with Media explores the holy ground of imagined or constructed reality, sometimes known as “virtual reality.” The term "virtual reality" is here defined not only encompassing cyber space, but also film, television, and other media of popular culture. Presbyterian pastor and spiritual director Daniel Wolpert, and a faith-based media literacy advocate and spiritual director Teresa Blythe, know that people are searching for tools that bridge popular culture with Christian spirituality. The co-authors believe that this book will assist people in developing awareness of the Spirit of God that is present in media. This guidebook introduces six prayer practices and describe how they may be used with media, including: <ul>
<li>the Benedictine practice of lectio divina </li>
<li>the Ignatian Examen (an awareness prayer) </li>
<li>imaginative prayer </li>
<li>the discipline of study </li>
<li>spiritual discernment </li>
<li>imageless centering prayer.</li>
</ul>

Meeting God in Virtual Reality: Using Spiritual Practices with Media (Convergence Series.)

Wolpert, Daniel

ABINGDON PRESS *

Spiritual Direction 101: The Basics of Spiritual Guidance

Wondering what spiritual direction is all about? Looking for a practical guide that covers everything from finding a spiritual guide to becoming one? If so, this is your “how-to” book on the history, practice and ethics of spiritual guidance. 
Teresa Blythe is an ideal guide. She is Director of the Hesychia School of Spiritual Direction at the Redemptorist Renewal Center in Tucson, Arizona. She is an experienced spiritual director, trainer of spiritual directors, and author.
Spiritual Direction 101 brings spiritual guidance down to earth, making it accessible to people from a variety of spiritual and religious traditions. This book gives you the nitty-gritty “here’s how it’s done” information, such as tips, tools, stories and descriptions to assist spiritual directors and build awareness in those seeking spiritual help.
In this book you’ll learn:
• What spiritual direction is, and what it is not.
• How spiritual direction evolved throughout history.
• The most widely employed and respected method used by successful spiritual guides.
• Guidelines for offering spiritual direction in a multi-faith and highly diverse world.
• Your rights as a seeker of spiritual direction.
• Ethical guidelines all spiritual directors should uphold.
• Why all spiritual guides need training.
• How to create and market a spiritual direction practice. 
Spiritual Direction 101 is all you need to demystify the art of spiritual guidance and prepare you for a meaningful encounter—whether as a seeker or a guide. If you want an easy-to-follow primer, written from practical experience and years of training new spiritual guides, this is the one book to add to your spiritual library. 
Purchase Spiritual Direction 101 and feel the relief of finally understanding what excellent and ethical spiritual guidance is all about!

Apocryphile Press

Wondering what spiritual direction is all about? Looking for a practical guide that covers everything from finding a spiritual guide to becoming one? This is your "how-to" book on the history, practice and ethics of spiritual guidance. Spiritual Direction 101 brings spiritual guidance down to earth, making it accessible to people from a variety of spiritual and religious traditions. This book gives you the nitty-gritty "here's how it's done" information, such as tips, tools, stories and descriptions to assist spiritual directors and build awareness in those seeking spiritual help. Spiritual Direction 101 is all you need to demystify the art of spiritual guidance and prepare you for a meaningful encounter--whether as a seeker or a guide. If you want an easy-to-follow primer, written from practical experience and years of training new spiritual guides, this is the one book to add to your spiritual library.

Religious Studies

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