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Description of  Freedom Song: Faith, Abuse, Music and Spirituality: A Lived Experience of Celebration

This book is an autobiographical account of the development of an authentic interiority. It charts the way in which the Christian faith in which the author was enculturated was refined by her lived experience of music, abuse, forgiveness, interfaith dialogue, gender and vocation (into teaching and priesthood). The author describes how music and spirituality can create a route into forgiveness by creatively transforming (mulching) childhood abuse into celebration. Her work challenges established therapeutic models and suggests a variety of alternative tools, including created ritual. Read more