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This thesis-project explores the ancient and contemporary tradition of spiritual direction. The chapters examine various developmental influences that shaped the current practice of spiritual direction. An examination of the contextual circumstances of the contemporary audience is also emphasized. The thesis-project also describes the author's ambition to retrieve and initiate the process of spiritual direction for the Iraqi Dominican Sisters as a source of healing from the trauma resulting from three wars in the past thirty years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author offers insights on ways to resolve the war in Iraq. He asserts that the passing of non-binding resolutions while funding the war is not an acceptable strategy to end the war. He emphasizes that a better approach to end the war is to provide a spiritual or ethical direction that focuses on moral issues. He cites the creation of an advertisement and a campaign that aim to present a spiritual vision of how the U.S. can disengage from the war in Iraq.