David G. Benner is een internationaal erkend dieptepsycholoog, auteur en spirituele gids die zich toelegt op persoonlijke transformatie. Zijn werk richt zich op de kruising van psychologie en spiritualiteit, waarbij hij de diepere lagen van de menselijke psyche onderzoekt en paden naar spirituele groei biedt. Benner's benadering benadrukt de integratie van psychologisch begrip met spirituele principes om lezers te helpen een voller, zinvoller leven te leiden. Zijn geschriften worden gewaardeerd om hun diepgang en praktische begeleiding op het pad van zelfontdekking.
Prayer is not merely something we do; prayer is what God does in us. Using the four movements of lectio divina, spiritual director David Benner invites us to discover openness to God as the essence of prayer, spirituality, and the Christian life. This expanded edition explores prayer as attending, pondering, responding, and being, opening us to a world of possibilities for communion with God.
In this expanded edition of a spiritual formation classic, David G. Benner explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation, but invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion—by surrendering to love.
Benner asks and answers the question, "How might we discipline our wills so that we become both willing and able to do what God asks of us?"
In the expanded edition of this profound exploration of Christian identity, David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He exposes the false selves that you may hide behind and calls you to discover the true self that emerges from your uniqueness in Christ. Deepen your experience of God through discovering the gift of being yourself.
This study attempts to identify the religious roots of psychotherapy and surveys the views of spirituality found in a broad range of psychologies such as Jung, Kierkegaard and May. The author reviews the history and understanding of spirituality found in a variety of Christian traditions from the Desert Fathers to Evangelical Spirituality. He attempts therefore to present a model of personality as a psychospiritual unity. Benner has published "The Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology", "Psychotherapy in Christian Perspective", "Psychology and Religion" and "Christian Counselling and Psychotherapy".