title: Spiritual healing of disrupted childhood.
abstract: This essay suggests ways in which spiritual resources--healing stories, psalms of lament and reassurance, rituals, and meditative practices--can be used to foster emotional and spiritual healing for people, such as the adult children of missionaries, who have experienced disrupted relationships with parents during childhood.
authors.affiliation: Department of Philosophy, McHenry County College, 8900 U. S. Highway 14, Crystal Lake, IL 60012, USA.
authors.forename: James B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Gould
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D066189:Missionaries; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010327:Pastoral Care; D008921:Religious Missions; D014481:United States