02619nam a2200457Ka 4500 ocn846493059 OCoLC 20200709055845.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 130603s2010 njua ob 000 0 eng d N$T N$T 9781616436292 (electronic bk.) 1616436298 (electronic bk.) 9781587680632 1587680637 9781587680625 1587680629 (OCoLC)846493059 587460 (N$T) BV4647.G8 S54 2010eb REL 012000 bisacsh 241/.4 22 N$TA Shelton, Charles M. The gratitude factor [electronic resource] : enhancing your life through grateful living / Charles M. Shelton. Mahwah, N.J. : Hidden Spring, c2010. 1 online resource (xi, 184 p.) : ill. Helps readers to reflect on the role of gratitude in their lives and to cultivate this virtue for their own benefit. The first author to offer a critique of gratitude through an explanation of various types of gratitude, Charles Shelton uses his skills as a clinical psychologist to present insights into the human experience of gratitude based on his own research. The exercises, strategies, and reflection questions threaded throughout the book give it a practical dimension that facilitates the reader's growth. Shelton's highly original reflection on Jesus as a grateful person lends a spiritual dimension to his work. This book will benefit individual readers as well as serve as a resource for spiritual direction workshops, spiritual formation courses, or ministry formation programs.--From publisher description. Includes bibliographical references (p. 170-184). Why gratitude? -- Grateful reasoning -- Exploring gratitude -- Growing in gratitude -- Jesus as God's gratitude and the call to graced goodness -- Glossary : the vocabulary of gratitude. Description based on print version record. Gratitude Religious aspects Christianity. RELIGION / Christian Life / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Shelton, Charles M. Gratitude factor. Mahwah, N.J. : Hidden Spring, c2010 9781587680632 (DLC) 2010021741 (OCoLC)637037111 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=587460 EBSCOhost EBSC 587460 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 53349 53349