| When You Are Facing Change Contributor(s): Ratliff, J. Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0664250483 ISBN-13: 9780664250485 Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1989 Annotation: Facing change in our lives does not have to be a traumatic experience. It can be a time of enlightenment. In fact, pastoral counselor J. Bill Ratliff shows that we can emerge from times of chosen and unchosen changes even more whole than we were before the transition. Ratliff describes the types of changes one is likely to encounter in life and then tells how to deal with endings, uncertainties, and new beginnings. His message is that resources from the faith community can contribute to creative transitions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Living - Personal Growth - Self-help | Motivational & Inspirational - Psychology | Emotions |
| Dewey: 248.4 |
| LCCN: 89031960 |
| Series: Resources for Living |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.98" W x 8.5" (0.45 lbs) 140 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Mainline - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Pastoral counselor J. Bill Ratliff shows that facing change in our lives doesn't have to be a traumatic experience--it can be a time of enlightenment. Ratliff describes the types of chosen and unchosen changes one is likely to encounter in life and then tells how to deal with endings, uncertainties, and new beginnings. If we listen for the voice of God, Ratliff says, we can emerge from a time of major change more whole than we were before we entered. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ratliff, J. Bill: - J. Bill Ratliff has been actively involved in pastoral counseling since 1970 and has written several books on the subject, including Out of the Silence: Quaker Perspectives on Pastoral Care and Counseling. Ratliff has also taught courses in Applied Theology at Earlham School of Religion in Richmond, Indiana. |