Roger Grainger explores the human side of sacrament the emotional hunger that it addresses and what this means from a theological point of view; and what it still means for us today, despite all the changes that have taken place over the ages in the world in which we live. By looking at the way human beings relate to one another, this book reveals the amazing relevance of these traditional ceremonies: their God given ability to heal our personal wounds and bring to the forefront the reality of belonging together in community. The significance of sacramental worship for human growth and...

As a parish minister and a chartered counseling psychologist, author Dr. Roger Grainger works in the secular world every day. His clients don't come to him for religious advice, so, despite his background as a Christian priest, he must talk to them in everyday language. Even so, many of the points he makes are relevant in both secular and faith-based contexts. "Faith, Hope, and Therapy: Counseling with St. Paul" is based upon his work with a number of his clients. Among them are Andrea, a woman who is deeply unhappy because she doesn't know who she is; Dale, who feels he has no purpose in...

As a parish minister and a chartered counseling psychologist, author Dr. Roger Grainger works in the secular world every day. His clients don't come to him for religious advice, so, despite his background as a Christian priest, he must talk to them in everyday language. Even so, many of the points he makes are relevant in both secular and faith-based contexts. "Faith, Hope, and Therapy: Counseling with St. Paul" is based upon his work with a number of his clients. Among them are Andrea, a woman who is deeply unhappy because she doesn't know who she is; Dale, who feels he has no purpose in...

The book describes two experiences of life within a large English psychiatric hospital-the first as a patient and the second as a member of staff; the first in the 1950s, before these hospitals opened their gates, the second at the end of their lives, when their main task was rehabilitation rather than incarnation. The author compares these two situations, focusing on the last gasps of institutional life, as seen from the point of view of the hospital chaplain.

The book examines the various ways in which theatre responds to our psychological needs. It begins with how we present our own personal drama and goes on to look at theatre as the means by which we give events personal and corporate significance. Theatre enables us to overcome our reluctance to face psychological pain and so helps us towards healing, concentrating on its balance of protection and exposure-its principal contribution to health and its significance for human relationship.

This book looks at the way theater works in order to make "space for living." It provides the means to help one feel more deeply, think more clearly, andrelate more personally by giving audiences and actors the opportunity to rehearse their roles within a setting which is imagined, but to make use of feelings and thoughts which are real. "The Open Space: Theatre as Opportunity for Living" extends the territory explored by Peter Brook in "The Empty Space." It adds a new psychological dimension: recognizing that not only do we ourselves make space for theater, but it is also true that theater...