Without Shame or Fear helps us understand why we

helps us understand why we should choose cheer

This is a textbook for anyone who studies spiritual direction as both preparation for and deepening of their calling

” key to the work and prayer of the current Book of Common Prayer

This book is not about what goes where or who does what to whom

Without Shame or Fear helps us understand why weShame severs our relationship from God. It is so powerful that it often results in denial, apathy, and even a self defensive wrath toward neighbor. At the same time, shame may drive us to discover the true source of our dignity beyond our isolated and broken self. The arc of the biblical narrative takes us from the fig leaves of Adam and Eve, who desire to hide from God and each other, to the liberation from self consciousness that Jesus displays at