Sifting the Dust: God and the Mad Psychologist

by Belinda Belton (Editor), Renee Farrant (Illustrator), Zoe Faizi (Illustrator)

Overview

What the Reviewers said: 'Profoundly moving' ... 'Astounding' ... 'Compelling' ... 'Eloquent and engaging' ... 'Insightful' ... 'Powerful' ... 'It stays in my mind' ... 'Deserves a wide audience!' A True Story: The mystery of suffering sooner or later challenges us all ...but it is especially problematic for people who believe that there is loving intelligence behind creation. This is the true story of a psychologist who has specialized in working with individuals and organizations impacted by a sudden trauma. From childhood to adulthood in search of answers-her quest intensified after a knife attack by someone who broke into her home one night, while she was sleeping next to her five-month-old baby.This is a universal story-the search for something mysterious, glorious, transcendent, which gives our lives meaning. The writer as both a psychologist and spiritual wayfarer is sifting the dust of human experience searching for the gold which might lead us to the Beloved. The findings were unexpected, turning her earlier framework of belief in God upside down. That she went mad during the journey is a fact. That this book might be a sign of ongoing insanity is for the reader to decid

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781492290711
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	08/30/2013
Series:	Sifting the Dust , #1
Pages:	308
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.65(d)

About the Author

Marjorie Rose has a first class Honours Degree from Sydney University and was awarded the University Medal; and a Doctorate in Educational Psychology from Murdoch University. She is a registered Psychologist in Australia. She began her career working with children, families and classrooms within school settings; then established a private practice which involved serving populations in remote regions of Western Australia. Over the past 15 years she has specialised in responding to those impacted by sudden trauma whether individuals, families, organisations or communities across Western Australia and including some remote islands.
Her university research, voluntary community service and professional trauma response work have been recognised by university, state and national awards. Marjorie is married with two children. She has been a long-standing member of the Australian Baha'i Community and served on it's national governing body for 12 years.