Christian adulthood is the focus of this book. In it we attempt to re-envision, to see anew, the patterns of power, confidence, and loss that shape maturity. This effort is guided by two ideas or, better, images that have long been central in Christian spirituality: vocation and virtue. Our goal is to befriend these images, to rescue them from narrow interpretations that have weakened each, to recover their power to illumine our adult journey with God.

""Seasons of Strength" is a probing, thoughtful, and inspiring exploration of what it means to become an adult Christian. In it, the...

Drawing from a wealth of psychological and spiritual sources, the authors help us gain a new perspective on how we handle the painful emotions of anger, shame, guilt, and depression

These popular seminar leaders update and expand upon their groundbreaking and award-winning "A Sense of Sexuality" with new chapters on timely topics such as the relation between men and women and the experiences of gay and lesbian Christians.

Theologically-based and ministerially-tested, Method in Ministry provides a portable method for pastoral reflection, supporting the essential Christian vocation of generous response to God s Word. In this new edition, the Whiteheads have revised and expanded their now-classic discussion of theological reflection in ministry."