Care of Mind/Care of Spirit

Informationen zum Autor Gerald G. May, M.D. (1940-2005), practiced medicine and psychiatry for twenty-five years before becoming a senior fellow in contemplative theology and psychology at the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland. He was the author of many books and articles blending spirituality and psychology, including Addiction and Grace , Care of Mind/Care of Spirit , Will and Spirit , and The Dark Night of the Soul . Klappentext This pioneering work on the relationship between psychiatry and spiritual direction--from an acclaimed author, psychiatrist and spiritual director--shows how spiritual direction and psychiatry are alike, how they can complement one another, and how they ultimately diverge. Zusammenfassung Although secular psychology addressed a great deal about how we come to be the way we are and how we might live more efficiently! it can offer nothing in terms of why we exist or how we should use our lives!" writes Gerald May in this classic discussion of the nature of contemporary spiritual guidance and its relationship to counseling and psychiatry. For millions turning for answers to the world of the spirit! May shows how psychiatry and spiritual direction are alike! how they complement one another! and how they ultimately diverge.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Gerald May, Gerald G May, Gerald G. May
• Verlag: Harper Collins Usa
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 08.05.1992
• EAN: 9780060655679
• ISBN: 978-0-06-065567-9
• Seiten: 256
• Abmessung: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Christentum; SELF-HELP: Personal Growth / Happiness, SELF-HELP: General, SELF-HELP: Motivational & Inspirational, RELIGION: Christian Theology / General, RELIGION: Meditations, PSYCHOLOGY: Mental Health, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT: Healing / Prayer & Spiritual, RELIGION: Counseling, RELIGION: Faith, RELIGION: Psychology of Religion