The Psychology of Mature Spirituality: Integrity, Wisdom, Transcendence

by Polly Young-Eisendrath (Editor), Melvin Miller (Editor)

Overview

At the threshold of the 21st Century many people are faced with a spiritual dilemma, where neither secularism nor religion seem adequate.
The Psychology of Mature Spirituality addresses this dilemma. In each of the book's three sections - integrity, wisdom, and transcendence - distinguished contributors describe and analyse a mature form of spirituality that will be a hallmark of future years. This timely volume will appeal to those involved in psychology, psychoanalysis and religious studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134681624
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/04/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	477 KB

About the Author

Polly Young-Eisendrath is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington. Melvin E. Miller is Professor of Psychology at Norwich University, Burlington.

Table of Contents

P. Young-Eisendrath, M.E. Miller, Introduction: Beyond Enlightened Self-Interest: Spiritual Maturity in the Twenty-first Century. Part I. Integrity. J. Beebe, The Place of Integrity in Spirituality. R.P. Hayes A Buddha and his Cousin. M.E. Miller, The Mutual Influence and Involvement of the Therapist and Patient: Co-contributors to Maturation and Integrity. D.S. Wehr, Spiritual Abuse: When Good People do Bad Things. C. Guignon, Authenticity and Integrity: A Heideggerian Perspective. Part II. Wisdom. S. Salman, The Wisdom of Psychological Creativity and Amor Fati. R. Josselson, Relationship as a Path to Integrity, Wisdom, and Meaning. G. Labouvie-Vief, Affect Complexity and Views of the Transcendent. D.H. Rosen&E.M Crouse. The Tao of Wisdom: Integration of Taoism and Psychologies of Jung, Erikson and Maslow. Part III Transcendence. P. Young-Eisendrath, Psychotherapy as Ordinary Transcendence: The Unspeakable and the Unspoken. R. Brooke, Emissaries from the Underworld: Psychotherapy's Challenge to Christian Fundamentalism. J. Sevene-Long, The Prism of Self: Multiplicity on the Path to Transcendece. T.L. Gibson, Wholeness and Transcendence in the Practice of Pastoral Psychotherapy from a Judeo-Christian Perspective. M.C. Kalton, Green Spirituality: Horizontal Transcendence.