Wrestling with Our Inner Angels

Wrestling with Our Inner Angels is Nancy Kehoe’s compelling, intimate, and moving story of how she brought her background as a psychologist and a nun in the Religious of the Sacred Heart to bear in the groups she formed to explore the role of faith and spirituality in their treatment – and in their lives. Through fascinating stories of her own spiritual journey, she gives readers of all backgrounds and interests new insights into the inner lives of the mentally ill and new ways of thinking about the role of spirituality and faith in all our lives.

Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Prologue xv 1 Exploring New Terrain 1 2 Beverly’s Quest 19 3 Creative Spirits 35 4 Buddy, an Unlikely Prophet 53 5 The Role of Ritual 71 6 The Dilemma of Voices 91 7 Wrestling with God 107 Epilogue 129 Appendix Religious History Questionnaire 131 Notes 139 The Author 143 Index 145