Archbishop Chrysostomos

Guide to Orthodox Psychotherapy

The Science, Theology, and Spiritual Practice Behind It and Its Clinical Applications

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this work, the relationship between psychology and religion is analyzed. It presents an analysis of the teachings of the Eastern Church Fathers on the world, man, and the psychological aspects of the union of man with God. Archbishop Chrysostomos works into his presentation the extent of his own research as well as the writings of Metropolitan Hierotheos, which include attempts to evaluate the place, significance, and the effectiveness of Orthodox psychotherapy in secular psychotherapy and its application in the clinical setting.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. November 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 231g
• ISBN-13: 9780761836025
• ISBN-10: 0761836020
• Artikelnr.: 22482584

Autorenporträt

The Most Reverend Chrysostomos is Senior Research Scholar at the Center for Traditionalist Orthodox Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Foreward
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 What is Orthodox Psychotherapy?
Chapter 5 Science and the Relationship Between Religious Practice and
Mental Health
Chapter 6 Eastern Orthodox Theology and the Nexus Between the Body, Soul,
and Spirit
Chapter 7 Orthodox Psychotherapy: Hesychasm and the Cleansing of the Mind
Chapter 8 The Clinical Applications of Orthodox Psychotherapy
Chapter 9 Bibliography
Chapter 10 Index
Chapter 11 About the Author