David Kundtz is an American self-help author, and former Catholic priest and psychotherapist[1] based in Kensington, California[2][3] and Vancouver, British Columbia.[2] He has written books on stillness, mindfulness, and emotional well-being. He is best known for his 1998 book Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going, which proposes "doing nothing intentionally" as an antidote to modern busyness.[4]
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Early life and education
editKundtz grew up in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.[5] He attended Georgetown University,[6] then St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland, where he completed his seminary studies.[5] He earned a doctorate in pastoral psychology (S.Th.D.) from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California.[6][7]
Early career
editKundtz was ordained to the Catholic priesthood in 1963 and served for 19 years, with postings in Idaho and Cali, Colombia.[1][5] After leaving the priesthood, he went through an unplanned period of inactivity that he later credited as the origin of his thinking about busyness and stillness.[8] He then worked as a counselor and psychotherapist in Berkeley, California.[1][8]
Writing
editKundtz wrote about stress and modern life, appearing in such publications as Redbook[9][10][11] and the Wall Street Journal.[12]
His first book, Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going, was published by Conari Press in 1998 with a foreword by Richard Carlson.[13] The book proposes a practice of deliberate pauses he calls "stillpoints," "stopovers," and "grinding halts," scaled to the length of rest required.[8][9][13] Booklist described it as "a good, commonsense adviser on a pervasive problem".[13] It was published in seven languages,[a] and, in 2021, Mango Publishing reissued the book as The Art of Stopping.[19]
His other books include Nothing's Wrong: A Man's Guide to Managing His Feelings (2004), noted by Library Journal for public library collections[20] and as a resource for counselors working with men;[21] and Ministry Among God's Queer Folk: LGBTQ Pastoral Care (2007), co-authored with Bernard Schlager, which the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association recommended for seminary and theological school library collections,[22] and the Journal of Lutheran Ethics reviewed it for readers new to LGBTQ pastoral care.[23]
Books
edit- Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going (foreword by Richard Carlson, Conari Press, 1998) ISBN 978-1-57324-109-0
- Everyday Serenity: Meditations for People Who Do Too Much (foreword by Steven Harrison,[24] Conari Press, 1999) ISBN 978-1-57324-162-5
- Quiet Mind: One-Minute Mindfulness (Conari Press, 2003) ISBN 978-1-68481-079-6[25]
- Nothing's Wrong: A Man's Guide to Managing His Feelings (Conari Press, 2004) ISBN 978-1-57324-915-7[26]
- Moments in Between: The Art of the Quiet Mind (Conari Press, 2006) ISBN 978-1-57324-276-9[27]
- Ministry Among God's Queer Folk: LGBTQ Pastoral Care (with Bernard Schlager; Pilgrim Press, 2007) ISBN 978-0-8298-1706-5
- Awakened Mind: One-Minute Wake Up Calls (Conari Press, 2009) ISBN 978-1-57324-360-5
- Coming To: A Biomythography (Mill City Press, 2013) ISBN 978-1-935204-87-9
- Being Present: A Book of Daily Reflections (Conari Press, 2015) ISBN 978-1-57324-644-6[28]
Personal life
editKundtz has described himself as queer.[29]
Notes
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 May, Peggy (October 12, 1998). "Alone Again (Naturally)". Northwest Florida Daily News. Halifax Media Group. p. C1.
- 1 2 3 Alves, Laurinda. "Parar" [Stop]. Colecção XIS – Livros para pensar (in Portuguese). Público.
- ↑ Kundtz, David (February 18, 2005). "Bringing Injustice to Trial". National Catholic Reporter. p. 20.
- ↑ Japenga, Ann (January–February 2004). "How to Do Nothing". Utne Reader. p. 81.
- 1 2 3 "Holy Orders to Be Given Young Men". Call and Post. May 18, 1963. p. 6A.
- ↑ "David Kundtz". Wipf and Stock Publishers.
- 1 2 3 Branson, Linn (February 21, 2000). "Slow Down for a Minute Just the Job". Evening Standard (West End final ed.). Evening Standard Limited. p. 19.
- 1 2 "Stop. Breathe. Go". Redbook. Hearst. July 1998. p. 52.
- ↑ Curtis, Patricia (March 2001). "Stress-Free Zone". Redbook. Hearst. p. 147.
- ↑ Young, Stephanie (April 2001). "How to Break Your Hurry Habit". Redbook. Hearst. pp. 90–93.
- ↑ Miller, Lisa (November 1, 1996). "Life on the Road: Business Travelers Prefer Rest to Play". Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. p. B1.
- 1 2 3 Monaghan, Patricia (February 1, 1998). "Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going". Booklist. American Library Association. p. 878.
- ↑ Kundtz, David (2003). 生活, 该适可而止 [Life: Know When to Stop] (in Chinese). Nanning: Guang Xi Ren Min Chu Ban She. ISBN 978-7-219-04687-6.
- ↑ Kundtz, David (1999). Stopping anhalten zum Durchhalten [Stopping: Pausing to Keep Going] (in German). Stuttgart: Kreuz. ISBN 978-3-7831-1717-2.
- ↑ Kundtz, David (2003). 멈춤 [Stopping] (in Korean). Seoul: Yemun. ISBN 978-89-5659-017-2.
- ↑ Kundtz, David (2007). 急がない!ひとりの時間を持ちなさい [Don't Rush! Take Time for Yourself] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shufu no Tomosha. ISBN 978-4-07-258879-6.
- ↑ Kundtz, David (2000). Vivir con serenidad [Living with Serenity] (in Spanish). Barcelona: Ediciones Oniro. ISBN 978-84-95456-10-6.
- ↑ Kundtz, David (2021). The Art of Stopping: How to Be Still When You Have to Keep Going. Coral Gables, Fla.: Mango Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64250-439-2.
- ↑ Lord, Douglas C. (May 15, 2004). "Social Sciences: Self-Help". Library Journal. Reed Business Information. p. 103.
- ↑ White, Aaron (2005). "Nothing's Wrong: A man's guide to managing his feelings". Visions: BC's Mental Health and Substance Use Journal. Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division: 39.
- ↑ Corvene, Sarah (September 15, 2008). "Ministry Among God's Queer Folk: LGBT Pastoral Care". Rainbow Round Table Book and Media Reviews. American Library Association.
- ↑ Hooper, Dan (March–April 2013). "Review: David J. Kundtz and Bernard S. Schlager's, Ministry Among God's Queer Folk". Journal of Lutheran Ethics. 13 (2). Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
- ↑ "Peace, Love & Happiness". Publishers Weekly. January 31, 2000. p. 97.
- ↑ Brussat, Frederic; Brussat, Mary Ann. "Quiet Mind". Spirituality & Practice.
- ↑ Svoboda, Steven (October–December 2004). "Nothing's Wrong: A Man's Guide to Managing His Feelings". Everyman. Equality Enterprises. p. 58.
- ↑ "Quotes from Recently Published Books". Spirituality & Health Magazine. November–December 2006.
- ↑ "Being Present: A Book of Daily Reflections". Midwest Book Review.
- ↑ Schlager, Bernard; Kundtz, David (2019). Ministry Among God's Queer Folk: LGBTQ Pastoral Care (2nd ed.). Wipf and Stock Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4982-4156-4.
