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Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals : Weaving Together the Human and the Divine, Paperback / softback Book

Mighty Stories, Dangerous Rituals : Weaving Together the Human and the Divine Paperback / softback

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Bringing together two of our greatest sources of meaning and transformation This book marries two partners that are made for each other.

The result, as in all good unions, is mutual enrichment and deeper life. -Jack Shea, author of Stories of God Now available in paperback, this moving and enlightening book presents us with a compelling vision of what can happen when we take the opportunity to connect stories and rituals-a vision of individuals and communities transformed through a deeper sense of connection to our loved ones, our communities, and God.

Herbert Anderson and Edward Foley reveal how when stories and rituals work together, they have the potential to be both mighty and dangerous-mighty in their ability to lift us up and help us make these connections beyond ourselves and dangerous in challenging us to learn to live with complexity and contradiction.They show how much more meaningful a baptism, wedding, or funeral can be when liturgy is made to include and recognize the personal stories of those involved. Suddenly, these familiar life-cycle rituals are infused with new life as their participants become connected in a narrative web linking past and present, human and divine.

Newly created rituals can also help us connect our stories to the divine story, giving meaning to what we experience and bringing us closer to God.

Ministers, worship leaders, and pastoral caregivers can use this approach to storytelling and ritual to find ways to bring together worship and pastoral care, diminishing fragmentation and fostering coherence in their religious communities.

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