Table of Contents
Once Upon a Time for the Soul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1. Homo Narrans: Story mind/story soul . . . . . . . . 3
2. Story structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. Story listening effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Rx: Soul medicine, spirit pills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
A. Story bridge: A way of connecting . . . . . . . . . 8
B. Story seeds: A way of learning . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
C. Story tools: A way of creating . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
D. Story scrapbook: A way of remembering . . . . 10
E. Foreflash: A way of visioning the future . . . . 11
5. Story-preaching/Story teaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
A. Story bridges: making new connections . . . . . 12
B. Story circles: Creating places . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
C. Story knowledge: Expanding our research . . . 14
Appendix of oral tales for the telling . . . . . . . . . . . 14
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Resources for spiritual storytelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Editor’s Afterword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Recommended Citation
Sunwolf
(2025)
"Once Upon a Time for the Soul: A Review of the Effects of Storytelling in Spiritual Traditions,"
Communication Research Trends: Vol. 23:
No.
3, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/crt/vol23/iss3/1