Publisher's Synopsis
"Becoming Spiritually Intelligent guides readers in the habits of a spiritually intelligent person, rooted in attachment theory, spiritual formation, and the science of spirituality. With the care of a pastor and the rigor of a researcher, Paul M. Burns gives us practical ways to cultivate our spiritual intelligence: the capacity to love God, ourselves, and others. Becoming a spiritually intelligent person means cultivating an attachment to God, learning self-differentiation, and nurturing empathy. In these pages, Burns helps us learn nine paths toward "lovingness," such as the path of sensing God's nearness and the path of self-regulation. Understanding the human psyche-which derives from the Greek word for soul-can help us grow in Christ-like love. How do our earliest attachments shape our sense of who God is? How might stories from scripture resonate anew when we read them through the lens of attachment theory and brain science? Each
