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The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work
Author(s): Cheryl A. Giles (Author), Willa B. Miller (Author)
- Publisher: Wisdom Publications,U.S.
- Publication Date: 23 Oct. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 384 pages
- ISBN-10: 0861716647
- ISBN-13: 9780861716647
Book Description
Powerful and life-affirming, this watershed volume brings together the voices of pioneers in the field of contemplative care–from hospice and hospitals to colleges, prisons, and the military. Illustrating the day-to-day words and actions of pastoral workers, each first-person essay in this collection offers a distillation of the wisdom gained over years of compassionate experience. The stories told here are sure to inspire–whether you are a professional caregiver or simply feel inclined toward guiding, healing, and comforting roles. If you are inspired to read this book, or even one touching story in it, you just might find yourself inspired to change a life.
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About the Author
Cheryl A. Giles, Psy.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Francis Greenwood Peabody Professor of the Practice in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Harvard Divinity School, where she is core faculty member of the Buddhist Ministry Program.
Lama Willa Miller has studied and practiced in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for the last twenty years. Her teaching specialties include natural meditation, heart-cultivation, body-based Buddhist yoga, and practices for deep retreat. She is working towards a PhD in Religion at Harvard University, where she also assistant teaches. She is author of the book Everyday Dharma: Seven Weeks to Finding the Buddha in You, a practical guide for getting started on the spiritual path.
Judith Simmer-Brown, Ph.D. has been Professor of Religious Studies at Naropa University in Boulder, CO since 1978. She is Dean of the Shambhala Teachers Academy, and serves on the steering committee of the American Academy of Religion’s Contemplative Studies group. Her books are Dakini’s Warm Breath and Meditation in the Classroom.
Roshi Pat Enkyo OHara, Ph.D., is a Zen priest and the abbot of the Village Zendo in New York City. She is the guiding spiritual teacher for the New York Center for Contemplative Care.
Cheryl A. Giles, PsyD, is a licensed clinical psychologist and the Francis Greenwood Peabody Professor of the Practice in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Harvard Divinity School, where she is core faculty member of the Buddhist Ministry Program.
Lama Willa Miller has studied and practiced in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition for the last twenty years. Her teaching specialties include natural meditation, heart-cultivation, body-based Buddhist yoga, and practices for deep retreat. She earned her PhD in Religion at Harvard University, where she also assistant teaches. She is author of the book
Everyday Dharma: Seven Weeks to Finding the Buddha in You (Quest Books, 2009), a practical guide for getting started on the spiritual path.
