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Self-Care Related Resources

Bonus Interview from 'Self-Care and Sabbath' Episode: Dr. Bo Karen Lee | Being Church in the Time of COVID (audio)
Dr. Bo Karen Lee is associate professor of spiritual theology and Christian formation at Princeton Theological Seminary. Listen as Dr. Lee discusses the importance of self-care and sabbath in times of crisis, teaching us to be grounded in our identity, to honor the invitation to abide with Christ, and to rest in the presence of God. Portions of this bonus episode of Dr. Lee’s full-length interview were first shared in the episode entitled, Self-Care and Sabbath.
Center for Contemplative Leadership Blog | Princeton Theological Seminary
Reflections on contemplative life and leadership.

Subject Headings: Self-care

Self-Care Books

A selection of self-care-related books from the print collection.

$Cover Art - Anchoring your well being : Christian wholeness in a fractured world$ Anchoring your well being : Christian wholeness in a fractured world by Howard J. Clinebell
Call Number: BV4501.2 .C586 1997

ISBN: 0835808211

Publication Date: 1997-12-01
Becoming fully human : the greatest glory of God by Joan Chittister
Call Number: BX2350.65 .C49 2005

ISBN: 9781580511469

Publication Date: 2005-02-10
Better Health Through Spiritual Practices: a guide to religious behaviors and perspectives that benefit mind and body by Dean D. Von Dras (Editor)
Call Number: BL65.M4 B435 2017

ISBN: 9781440853678

Publication Date: 2017-08-18
Broken and beautiful : 31 days from healing to joy by Julie Woodley; Robert V. Rakestraw (Foreword by)
Call Number: BT732.5 .W66 2016

ISBN: 9781532602290

Publication Date: 2016-09-30
A Center in the cyclone : twenty-first century clergy self-care by Bruce Epperly
Call Number: BV4014 .E67 2014

ISBN: 9781566997577

Publication Date: 2014-08-20
Clergy self-care : finding a balance for effective ministry by Roy M. Oswald
Call Number: BV4398 .O86 1991

ISBN: 1566990440

Publication Date: 1991-01-01
Covenants & care : boundaries in life, faith, and ministry by Gary L. Harbaugh, Rebecca Lee Brenneis, Rodney R. Hutton
Call Number: BV4011 .H334 1998

ISBN: 0800629884

Publication Date: 1998
Effatá : sanando los vínculos y la comunicación by Gustavo E. Jamut
Call Number: BT732.5 .J36 2015

ISBN: 9789505128860

Publication Date: 2015

Series: Sanación en el Espíritu
Engage : a theological field education toolkit by Matthew Floding (Editor); Lucinda Huffaker (Foreword by)
Call Number: BV4164.5 .E54 2017

ISBN: 9781442273498

Publication Date: 2017-01-05
$Cover Art - Faithful and fractured : responding to the clergy health crisis$ Faithful and fractured : responding to the clergy health crisis by Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell; Jason Byassee
Call Number: BV4397.5 .P76 2018

ISBN: 9780801098833

Publication Date: 2018-05-01
Gebet als Resonanzereignis : annaherungen im horizont von spiritual care by Ingolf U. Dalferth (Editor); Simon Peng-Keller (Editor)
Call Number: BV227 .G43 2017

ISBN: 3788732288

Publication Date: 2017-09-11
The girlfriends' clergy companion : surviving and thriving in ministry by Melissa Lynn DeRosia; Grano Marianne J.; Amy Morgan; Amanda Riley
Call Number: BV676 .G55 2011

ISBN: 9781566994187

Publication Date: 2011-08-22
Handbook of Workplace Spirituality and Organizational Performance by Robert A. Giacalone (Editor); Carole L. Jurkiewicz (Editor); Barry Posner (Foreword by)
Call Number: BL65.W67 H36 2003

ISBN: 0765608448

Publication Date: 2002-12-31

A later edition (2010) is also available
Harnessing Courage: overcoming adversity with grit & gratitude by Laura Bratton
Call Number: BJ1533.C8 B73 2016

ISBN: 9781942557623

Publication Date: 2016-10-01

A Conversation and Book Signing with Laura Bratton, Nov. 15, 2016 https://youtu.be/PaX1Xidjqns
Laughter in a time of turmoil : humor as spiritual practice by Richard P. Olson; Donald Capps (Foreword by)
Call Number: BT709 .O47 2012

ISBN: 1610978668

Publication Date: 2012-04-11
Le livre des guérisons : les Evangiles en eaux profondes by Annick de Souzenelle
Call Number: BS680.H4 .M53 2017

ISBN: 9782226326874

Publication Date: 2017
Modern psychology and ancient wisdom : psychological healing practices from the world's religious traditions by Sharon G. Mijares (Editor)
Call Number: BL65.M4 M63 2016

ISBN: 9781138884502

Publication Date: 2015-09-25

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A Most dangerous profession : why the pastoral ministry is hazardous to your soul by Eric C. Sorenson
Call Number: BV660.3 .S67 2011

ISBN: 9781608995271

Publication Date: 2011-01-13
Nourishing the spirit : the healing emotions of wonder, joy, compassion, and hope by James D. Whitehead; Evelyn Eaton Whitehead
Call Number: BX2350.3 .W47 2012

ISBN: 9781626980013

Publication Date: 2012-09-01
Quiet sitting : the Daoist approach for a healthy mind and body by Chen Yingning; Jiang Weiqiao; Yanling Johnson (Introduction by)
Call Number: BL1942.8 .C53 2012

ISBN: 9781602201286

Publication Date: 2012-04-10
Rest in the storm : self-care strategies for clergy and other caregivers by Kirk Byron Jones
Call Number: BV4398 .J66 2001

ISBN: 0817013938

Publication Date: 2001-05-01
Rest is resistance : a manifesto by Tricia Hersey
Call Number: BJ1499.R4 H47 2022

ISBN: 0316365211

Publication Date: 2022-10-11
Restoring the Healer: spiritual self-care for health care professionals by William Dorman
Call Number: BT732.5 .D67 2016

ISBN: 9781599474939

Publication Date: 2016-03-15
Sabbath As Resistance, New Edition with Study Guide (e-book) by Walter Brueggemann
Call Number: Online

ISBN: 9780664263294

Publication Date: 2017-10-13

Also available in print at BV111.3 .B77 2017
Saving the Lives of Black and Latinx Pastors by Melinda Contreras-Byrd
Call Number: BV4397.5 .C66 2020

ISBN: 9781569026427

Publication Date: 2020-02-01
Saying yes to God : how to keep in step with the spirit by Timothy C. Geoffrion; M. Craig Barnes (Foreword by)
Call Number: BV4501.3 .G45 2017

ISBN: 1498297064

Publication Date: 2017-05-31
Self-care : a theology of personal empowerment and spiritual healing by Ray S. Anderson
Call Number: BV4647.S43 A53 1995

ISBN: 1564764117

Publication Date: 1995-02-01
The soul of discernment : a spiritual practice for communities and institutions by Elizabeth Liebert, SNJM
Call Number: BV4509.5 .L536 2015

ISBN: 9780664239671

Publication Date: 2015-08-24
The spiritual exercises reclaimed : uncovering liberating possibilities for women by Katherine M. Dyckman; Mary H. Garvin; Elizabeth Liebert
Call Number: BX2179.L8 D93 2001

ISBN: 0809140438

Publication Date: 2001-11-01
The spiritual leader's guide to self-care by Rochelle Melander; Harold Eppley
Call Number: BV4397.5 .M35 2002

ISBN: 1566992621

Publication Date: 2002-02-01
Spirituality and coping with loss : end of life healthcare practice by Wendy Greenstreet
Call Number: RZ401 .G74 2016

ISBN: 9781785231483

Publication Date: 2016-05-05
Supervising and supporting ministry staff : a guide to thriving together by Mick Boersma; Kevin E. Lawson
Call Number: BV652.13 .L39 2017

ISBN: 9781566997850

Publication Date: 2017-06-13
Sustaining ministry : foundations and practices for serving faithfully by Sondra Wheeler
Call Number: BV4011.5 .W444 2017

ISBN: 9780801098369

Publication Date: 2017-11-07
Toughest people to love : how to understand, lead, and love the difficult people in your life, including yourself by Chuck DeGroat
Call Number: BV4597.53.C58 D44 2014

ISBN: 9780802871435

Publication Date: 2014-05-29
The work of the chaplain by Naomi K. Paget; Janet R. McCormack
Call Number: BV4375 .P34 2006

ISBN: 9780817014995

Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Working : its meaning and its limits by Gilbert C. Meilaender (Editor)
Call Number: BJ1498 .W67 2000

ISBN: 0268019614

Publication Date: 2000-02-01
Wrestling with rest : inviting youth to discover the gift of Sabbath by Nathan T. Stucky
Call Number: BV111.3 .S78 2019

ISBN: 9780802876263

Publication Date: 2019-04-01

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