Thursday digest

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New today (and yesterday) from the Century:

• Amy Frykholm on the spiritual direction movement's quick growth: "In philosophy and practice, spiritual
  direction suggests that the individual self is insufficient as a locus
  of meaning. No one can 'do' spiritual direction alone."

• Two companion pieces to Frykholm's:
  • Daniel Schrock's review of Angela Reed's book: "Reed maintains that congregations provide the best greenhouses for
    authentic spiritual guidance. How­ever, she contends, maturity does not
    simply grow from ordinary congregational life."
  • Ruth Workman's on why she became a spiritual director: "Until I encountered spiritual direction, my prayer life was filled almost entirely with words."
• Steve Thorngate on Tony Perkins, parable explainer: "A lot of people didn't like Tony Perkins' CNN Belief Blog post last
  week, and rightly so. Jesus was a free marketer, long before the concept
  was developed? Sure, if you say so."

In the news:

• Clinton hosts summit on religious intolerance
• 2011: A year of taking it to the streets