Finding space : Winnicott, God, and psychic reality / Ann Belford Ulanov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ulanov, Ann Belford.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychoanalysis and religion.

Winnicott, D. W. (Donald Woods), 1896-1971.

Winnicott, D. W.

Physical Description:

viii, 232 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, [2001]

Summary:

Ann Ulanov uses the psychological theories of D. W. Winnicott to understand and explore religious life. Sensitive to religion's irrelevance for people today, she argues that depth psychology in general, and Winnicott's work in particular, offer vital new ways in which to understand religious experience. Ulanov expands Winnicott's theory of "transitional space", which is the space between self and other, to include the space between an individual and the divine, and draws concrete implications from his theory for worship, prayer, doctrine, spirituality, the concepts of gender in theology, and the role of psychology in discovering God.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [210]-223) and index.

ISBN:

0664222692

OCLC:

44167163