Religious thought and the modern psychologies / Don S. Browning and Terry D. Cooper.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Browning, Don S.

Contributor:

Cooper, Terry D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology and religion.

Psychology--Moral and ethical aspects.

Psychology.

Psychoanalysis and culture.

Religion and culture.

Physical Description:

xv, 304 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Religious thought & the modern psychologies

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2004]

Summary:

The first edition of this book pioneered a broader and deeper understanding of psychological theories and practices. Informed by hermeneutical theory, Don Browning's widely acclaimed work drew attention to the ethical and even religious assumptions underlying modern psychology. It has been deeply influential in psychology, pastoral counseling, and practical theology. In this edition Browning and his new co-author show how the field of social science has indeed grasped and appropriated the hermeneutical approach, though with only slight appreciation of the religious dimensions of the social-scientific endeavor. Along with a thorough updating of the discussion, new chapters open a dialogue with psychotherapeutic theorists and evangelical writers on the relation of theology and psychology. This work will set the stage for the religion-psychology conversation for years to come.

Contents:

1. Faith and the Modern Psychologies 1

2. Vision and Obligation in Christian Anthropology 21

3. Metaphors, Models, and Morality in Freud 33

4. Self-Actualization and Harmony in Humanistic Psychology 57

5. Husbandry and the Common Good in Skinner 86

6. Making Judgments about Deep Metaphors and Obligations 106

7. Creation and Self-Realization in Jung 144

8. Generativity and Care in Erikson and Kohut 181

9. Psychology and Society: Toward a Critical Psychological Theory 210

10. Reason and Reactivity in Ellis, Beck, and Bowen 217

11. Psychology's Relationship with Religion: Toward an Intramural Discussion 245.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-294) and index.

ISBN:

0800636597

OCLC:

55851346