Practicing Compassion

January 16, 2015 by Upper Room Bookstore

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Practicing Compassion
By Frank Rogers

About the Author

Dr. Frank Rogers Jr. is the Muriel Bernice Roberts Professor of Spiritual Formation and Narrative Pedagogy at the Claremont School of Theology and the co-director of the Center for Engaged Compassion at the Claremont School of Theology. His research and teaching focus is on spiritual formation. His current project is launching the Triptykos School of Compassion, a four-month intensive formation program in the spiritual path of Jesus. He is a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary and currently lives in Claremont, California.

About the Book

Compassion is more than a sympathetic feeling—it's the bond of human connection.

Through rich and moving stories of people from various faiths, Frank Rogers shows readers how to practice compassion in a hurting world. Using the acronym PULSE, Rogers helps readers pay attention, understand with empathy, love with connection, sense the sacredness, and embody new life.

Key features:

Enables readers to understand and apply compassion in their daily lives - no one teaches compassion.
Provides an interfaith perspective on mercy, kindness, and caring for one another.
All faiths practice compassion — connects all faiths.

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