Table of Contents

I. Overview 1. Religion, Spirituality, and the Family: Multifaith Perspectives, Froma Walsh
2. Integrating Spirituality in Family Therapy: Wellsprings for Health, Healing, and Resilience, Froma WalshII. Spiritual Resources in Families: Tapping the Wellsprings 3. Spirituality, Suffering, and Beliefs: The Soul of Healing with Families, Lorraine M. Wright
4. Spiritual Resources in Family Adaptation to Death and Loss, Froma Walsh
5. Religious Perspectives on Resilience: Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Islam, Steven J. Wolin, with Wayne Muller, Fred Taylor, Sybil Wolin, Shanthi Ranganathan, Dyaa Saymah, and Hasan Zeyada
6. The Stresses of Poverty and the Comfort of Spirituality, Harry J. Aponte
7. Spirituality and Religion: Implications for Psychotherapy with African American Clients and Families, Nancy Boyd-Franklin and Tonya Walker Lockwood
8. Religion and Spiritual Traditions in Immigrant Families: Significance for Latino Health and Mental Health, Celia Jaes Falicov
9. “Honor Your Father and Your Mother”: Intergenerational Values and Jewish Tradition, Mona DeKoven Fishbane
10. A Spirituality for Family Living, Herbert AndersonIII. Spirituality in Therapeutic Practice 11. Morality and Spirituality in Therapy, William J. Doherty
12. Rituals and Spirituality in Family Therapy, Evan Imber-Black
13. Meditation and Relational Connectedness: Practices for Couples and Families, Jerry Gale
14. Healing from Relational Trauma: The Quest for Spirituality, Mary Jo Barrett
15. Healing from Refugee Trauma: The Significance of Spiritual Beliefs, Faith Community, and Faith-Based Services, Hugo Kamya
16. Forgiveness and Spirituality: Elements of Healing in Relationships, Terry D. Hargrave, Janet Froeschle, and Yvette Castillo
17. Opening Therapy to Conversations with a Personal God, Melissa Elliott
18. Stretching to Meet What’s Given: Opportunities for a Spiritual Practice, Kaethe Weingarten
19. Heart and Soul: Experiential Exercises for Therapists and Clients, Janine Roberts
20. The Therapeutic Benefits of a Justice-Seeking Spirituality: Empowerment, Healing, and Hope, Alice de V. Perry and John S. Rolland

About the Author

Froma Walsh, PhD, is the Mose and Sylvia Firestone Professor Emerita in the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago, and Co-Director of the university-affiliated Chicago Center for Family Health. She is a past president of the American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) and past editor of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy. Dr. Walsh has received awards for her distinguished contributions and leadership in the field of family therapy from the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, and AFTA. She speaks and consults internationally on resilience-oriented research, professional training, and practice.

Reviews

"Featuring brand-new and updated material, this superb revision of Walsh's groundbreaking text gives voice to the powerful and often ignored spiritual dimension of human experience. The volume offers a rich, multilayered exploration of spirituality and relational well-being. Highly accessible and beautifully written, it is filled with case examples, author reflections, and information that therapists need to develop greater spiritual self-awareness and professional effectiveness. A 'must read' for psychotherapists and for graduate students in mental health, family studies, and pastoral counseling." - Marsha Pravder Mirkin, Department of Psychology, Lasell College; Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University, Massachusetts, USA "Distinguished practitioner Froma Walsh and her contributing authors affirm the fundamental place of spirituality in individual, couple, and family therapy. Topics include therapeutic applications related to grieving, forgiveness, and meditation, as well as approaches to working with special populations, such as immigrants and refugees. The book assists therapists to recognize, assess, and appreciate their own and their clients' spirituality so that spirituality can become a constructive aspect of therapy. Theoretically grounded yet practical, this is essential reading for students and established professionals alike." - Martin W. Rovers, Faculty of Human Sciences, St. Paul University, Ottawa, Canada "This volume documents a remarkable transformation in family therapists' regard for spirituality!.Capturing the diversity of contemporary families, the contributors provide an array of approaches for helping people cope assertively with losses, injustices, and adversities in their lives." - James L. Griffith, Department of Psychiatry, The George Washington University Medical Center, USA "A vital contribution to the growing literature on spirituality and psychotherapy. This excellent volume reminds us that spirituality is, at its heart, all about relationships. The contributors skillfully demonstrate how practitioners from every discipline can weave a sensitivity to the spiritual dimension into their work with families from diverse religious backgrounds who are facing life's most profound problems. Through moving personal accounts, the volume also invites therapists to examine the place of spirituality in their own lives. I highly recommend this updated second edition." - Kenneth I. Pargament, Department of Psychology, Bowling Green State University, USA "The rewards of this volume are multifaceted: inspiration for the clinician's own personal and spiritual pilgrimage; awareness of the many facets, expressions, and nuances of spirituality; and guidance on how spirituality can be acknowledged and mobilized as a resource for marital and family growth and healing. It is a key required text for my course on spirituality and clinical praxis, and has richly contributed to my own practice, my teaching, and the personal and professional development of my students." - Rand Michael, DMin, Graduate Department of Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy Program, George Fox University, USA