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The text and 220-page workbook guide us in uncovering and letting go of the psychic clutter collected during our powerless lives as children, through our fragile teenage years and onto the jagged path to maturity.. It assists us in examining the formation of our belief systems, challenging those often outmoded thoughts, and finally assists us in making new, more life-affirming choices. If you do this work, you will be able to separate who you are from our old beliefs and behavior. You will gain permission to be who you were created to be. View the Table of Contents Paperback - $16.99 + Order by Mail Mormons in Transition Baker Book and Gratitude Press editions have been out of print since 1999.
She grew up LDS and left when she was sixteen, returning three times before becoming a traditional Christian at the age of fifty. Mormons in Transition emphasizes the importance of continuing spiritual growth once members have left the LDS Church. Based on interviews with former Mormons and with those in various stages of disenchantment or doubt, this book • former Mormons clarify their process of leaving the LDS church Mormons in Transition also identifies the differences between Writes Dr. Reynolds (-Benns): “It is my earnest hope and prayer that this book will contribute to the healing of my community.” Read media reviewsWhat Readers Say Spiritual Maturity: the Whole Elephant
Spiritual Maturity: The Whole Elephant gives answers to ten defining questions by thirty spiritual leaders of the shoe-leather variety: Clergymen–Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and New Age; university professors and a psychotherapist; monks and sisters; a Native- American elder; followers of Islam, Hindu and Buddhist practices; members of 12-step-groups and a human development trainer; an African-American Sufi and a black Baptist deacon. The answers vary widely and wildly. It is an exploration of spiritual maturity accessible to everyone. Read Sample Chapter 14.00 + $4.99 S&H Paperback
Street People: Voices of the Homeless
Have you ever wondered what brought them to the streets? Street People contains the words of fifty-two homeless persons, ranging in age from nine to seventy-four, and eleven of their service providers. They speak about their family histories, the circumstances that led them to the street, how they survive, their likes and dislikes, and their relationship with God. Leslie Reynolds-Benns has a PhD in Counseling and Masters degree in Applied Theology. She was led to write this book when she was startled by her own eighteen-month experience of poverty. She wondered what others, without the strong support system she enjoyed, did in similar circumstances. So she headed for the streets to find out. Read Sample Chapter $14.00 + $4.99 S&H - Paperback
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Dr. Reynolds understands the feelings of pain, guilt, and isolation that come from leaving the LDS (Mormon) Church.
Have you ever wondered what spirituality looks like to other people and in other disciplines? Have you mused about the path, whether it was direct or in a spiral or is it a collection of paths? Headed to the
What do you do when you encounter a homeless person? Do you look away, pretending not to see him or her, judge them when they ask for money or alternatively give some reluctantly.