A Fortress To Keep God Out is an existential novel about living life merely by reason without faith. The fortress of protection is reason while allowing the heart to feel and experience love is the ultimate death to one's self. Living from the confines of one's head can only produce a routine and banal existence void of meaning without feelings.

The spiritually-attuned counselor is intentional about their own spiritual growth, practice, and development so they can support others in their own process. In Spirituality and the Helping Professions, author Miles Matise guides readers through a journey of personal spiritual growth and also provides them with the skillsets and knowledge they need to assist clients in the use of religious and spiritual means to facilitate growth and navigate their own lives. In opening chapters, Matise addresses the spiritual needs of our modern times and how most people are on a quest and searching for...