David G. Benner ist ein international anerkannter Tiefenpsychologe, Autor und spiritueller Begleiter, der sich der persönlichen Transformation widmet. Seine Arbeit konzentriert sich auf die Schnittstelle von Psychologie und Spiritualität, erforscht die tieferen Schichten der menschlichen Psyche und bietet Wege zum spirituellen Wachstum. Benner's Ansatz betont die Integration von psychologischem Verständnis mit spirituellen Prinzipien, um Lesern zu einem erfüllteren und bedeutungsvolleren Leben zu verhelfen. Seine Schriften werden für ihre Tiefe und praktische Anleitung auf dem Weg der Selbstfindung geschätzt.
In this expanded edition of a spiritual formation classic, David G. Benner explores the twin themes of love and surrender as the heart of Christian spirituality. God doesn't want his people to respond to him out of fear or obligation, but invites us to enter into an authentic relationship of intimacy and devotion—by surrendering to love.
Prayer is not merely something we do; prayer is what God does in us. Using the four movements of lectio divina, spiritual director David Benner invites us to discover openness to God as the essence of prayer, spirituality, and the Christian life. This expanded edition explores prayer as attending, pondering, responding, and being, opening us to a world of possibilities for communion with God.
Benner asks and answers the question, "How might we discipline our wills so that we become both willing and able to do what God asks of us?"
Psychologist and spiritual director David G. Benner illuminates the spirituality of self-discovery. He shows how understanding yourself leads you to better discern God's purposes for you, and, paradoxically, how becoming more like Christ allows you to become more fully yourself.
This study attempts to identify the religious roots of psychotherapy and surveys the views of spirituality found in a broad range of psychologies such as Jung, Kierkegaard and May. The author reviews the history and understanding of spirituality found in a variety of Christian traditions from the Desert Fathers to Evangelical Spirituality. He attempts therefore to present a model of personality as a psychospiritual unity. Benner has published "The Baker Encyclopedia of Psychology", "Psychotherapy in Christian Perspective", "Psychology and Religion" and "Christian Counselling and Psychotherapy".