Souls in the Hands of a Tender God Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets

Name: Souls in the Hands of a Tender God Stories of the Search for Home and Healing on the Streets
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ISBN: 9780807000427

ISBN-10: 0807000426

ISBN-13: 9780807000427

Edition: 2008

Authors: Craig Rennebohm, David Paul

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A ministers stories about his work with the homeless and mentally ill and a discussion of our need for healing communities Since 1987, Craig Rennebohm has ministered to people on the streets of Seattle who are homeless and struggling with mental illness. In Souls in the Hands of a Tender God he tells the evocative stories of persons who desperately need psychiatric, psychological, and spiritual support, like Mary, who surrounds herself with huge trash bags, and Jerry, barred from every shelter and meal program in Seattle. As Rennebohm reaches out to each of them, their stories become parables that explore mental illness and the spiritual heart of care and recovery-helping us to understand…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 227
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.012
Language: English

UCC ministerCraig Rennebohm, recipient of the Tipper Gore Award from the National Health Care for the Homeless Council and numerous other recognitions, consults with organizations nationwide in establishing mental health ministries.nbsp;David Paul has authored or coauthored six books and has been a National Endowment for the Humanities fellow and a Fulbright-Hays fellow. Both Rennebohm and Paul live in Seattle.



Preface


A Note on Scriptures


Prologue



The Movement of the Spirit



At the Doorway



Jerry's Song



The Potter's Field



The Life of the Soul



Approaching Mary



Companioning Breezy



Creating Karl's Circle of Care



Grace



A Community of Tenderness



Do You Know the Legend?



Home, Healing, and Wholeness



Caring for the Soul of the World



Words Are Medicine, Too


Epilogue


Acknowledgments



A Call to Healing Ministry



Books



Organizations