Reconciliation: Preparing for Confession in the Episcopal Church (Mowbray's Christian Studies Series)

Religion & Spirituality

Smith, Martin L.

Christian Books & Bibles

Continuum International Publis

Although the sacramental Rite of Reconciliation is included in many Anglican prayer books, nothing has been written expressly Anglicans since the 1980s that focuses on the pastoral skills required for this ministry. This book combines and passes on the teaching, coaching, skill development, and accumulated pastoral wisdom that has not been widely accessible or well integrated into clergy training. Realistic transcripts and "verbatims" of sample confessions and counseling sessions involving a wide range of people makes this a unique ministry resource for most seminaries and theological colleges, plus clergy in general-including Lutheran pastors who use the rite of "Individual Confession and Absolution" in the Lutheran Book of Worship.

Go in Peace: The Art of Hearing Confessions

Gatta, Julia

Morehouse Publishing

When is love not mixed up with something else? Love and the desire to possess, love and the need to control, love and the need to be needed, love and the lust to absorb, love and condescension, love and narcissism. In this short book of meditations on the Passion according to Saint John, Martin L. Smith shows how, in the Christian mystery, love itself must be crucified and die to be reborn as the grace of communion...as love set free. Originally published in 1998, Love Set Free has strong recognition in Episcopal/Anglican circles as a series of meditations designed for use as lectio and suitable for Lent or Holy Week.

Love Set Free: Meditations on the Passion According to St. John

The author overviews the theological and spiritual background of the sacrament of reconciliation, and offers practical suggestions for the practice of hearing and making a confession.

Reconciliation

Cowley Publications

An introduction to the practice of prayer with Scripture, this book includes a number of themes for prayer with suggested passages for meditation. Martin Smith believes that prayer is not an act we perform, but rather is a response to Gods reaching out to us. Through scriptural passages this book shows how the Bible can guide our prayer response and lead us from conversational prayer to meditative, receptive prayer with Scripture. This book is ideal for an ongoing Bible, prayer, or discernment group.

Word is Very Near You

An introduction to the practice of prayer with Scripture, this book includes a number of themes for prayer with suggested passages for meditation. Martin Smith believes that prayer is not an act we perform, but rather is a response to Godâ€™s reaching out to us. Through scriptural passages this book shows how the Bible can guide our prayer response and lead us from conversational prayer to meditative, receptive prayer with Scripture. This book is ideal for an ongoing Bible, prayer, or discernment group.

The Word Is Very Near You: A Guide to Praying With Scripture

Cowley Pubns

Lent is traditionally a time of discipline, but it is also a time of freedom, when the Spirit of God urges us to be open to the central experiences of Jesus' life. In these meditations for each of the forty days of Lent, Martin L. Smith, SSJE leads us on a journey of self-discovery in which Christ, through the Spirit, embraces every aspect of our humanity. Includes a new introduction, scripture passages and prayers.

A Season for the Spirit: Readings for the Days of Lent

The fruit of a decade of preaching in Smith's monastery community and in parish churches, these sermons explore the emotions of Christian life -- desire, anger, love, anxiety -- as well as its occasions-life passages, milestones, seasons, and celebrations.

Nativities and Passions: Words for Transformation

This collection of short, informal pieces that are both theologically substantial and genuinely popular is aimed at helping us get our bearings in the life of the spirit today. These essays reveal the staleness and oppressive nature of many of our spiritual practices at a time when, more than ever, we need to stand back and let the fresh winds of the Spirit blow through our lives and surprise us. Whether about the spirituality of shopping or social justice, discernment or channel-surfing, these pieces will delight you and make you think. Ideal for retreats and as a source for sermon ideas, the book can be read in one day, or spread over a month or more.

Compass and Stars

Seabury Books

Spiritually hungry readers who want to breakthrough to a deeper experience of prayer and want practical help for Lent need look no further than to Martin Smith's A Season for the Spirit. Originally commissioned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1991, A Season for the Spirit provides forty daily meditations for Lent, leading us on a journey of discovery in which we find that Christ, through the Spirit, embraces every aspect of our humanity. Each meditation concludes with a prayer and passage of scripture or quotation for further reflection and study. While it aims to assist a daily practice of personal prayer, it is also widely used by groups who pledge to meet regularly so that members can share their thoughts, reactions, and spiritual experiences.

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Reconciliation: Preparing for Confession in the Episcopal Church (Mowbray's Christian Studies Series)

Go in Peace: The Art of Hearing Confessions

Love Set Free: Meditations on the Passion According to St. John

Reconciliation

Word is Very Near You

The Word Is Very Near You: A Guide to Praying With Scripture

A Season for the Spirit: Readings for the Days of Lent

Nativities and Passions: Words for Transformation

Compass and Stars

A Season for the Spirit: Readings for the Days of Lent