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The Losses of Our Lives: The Sacred Gifts of Renewal in Everyday Loss
Nancy Copeland-Payton
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Paperback. The Sacred Gifts of Renewal in Everyday Loss. 192 pages. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: HRJP; HRLM5. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 13. Weight: 280.
Going beyond loss as a problem to be resolved, a grief to be worked through, Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton, a spiritual director and ordained clergywoman, reframes loss from the perspective that our everyday losses help us learn what we need to handle the major losses. Weaving in spiritual and classical themes, personal and scriptural story, Dr. Copeland-Payton shows us that by becoming aware of what our lesser losses have to teach us, the larger losses of our lives become less terrifying. Each chapter includes a spiritual practice and questions for reflection to help you: · Mine the hidden depths of painful losses ... Read more
Going beyond loss as a problem to be resolved, a grief to be worked through, Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton, a spiritual director and ordained clergywoman, reframes loss from the perspective that our everyday losses help us learn what we need to handle the major losses. Weaving in spiritual and classical themes, personal and scriptural story, Dr. Copeland-Payton shows us that by becoming aware of what our lesser losses have to teach us, the larger losses of our lives become less terrifying. Each chapter includes a spiritual practice and questions for reflection to help you: · Mine the hidden depths of painful losses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Skylight Paths Pub
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Woodstock, United States
ISBN
9781594733079
SKU
V9781594733079
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99-15
About Nancy Copeland-Payton
Dr. Nancy Copeland-Payton is a spiritual director and ordained clergywoman in the Presbyterian Church (USA). A pastor, hospital chaplain, and physician who practiced medicine for twenty years, she now leads retreats at church centres, monasteries, and with church groups to help people explore their experiences of loss.
Reviews for The Losses of Our Lives: The Sacred Gifts of Renewal in Everyday Loss
"Capture[s] beautifully the paradox that the losses of our lives can become our gains. By weaving story, experience and faith … shows how our deepest hurts may be the soil that nurtures the seeds of our transformation." —Sr. Clarissa Goeckner, prioress, Monastery of St. Gertrude, Cottonwood, Idaho “An extraordinary and wise guide in the treacherous terrain of loss.” —Rabbi ... Read more