The psychologies in religion : working with the religious client / edited by E. Thomas Dowd, Stevan Lars Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dowd, E. Thomas.

Nielsen, Stevan Lars.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychology and religion.

Psychotherapy--Religious aspects.

Psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (352 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer Pub. Co., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An examination of the thinking, personality, and development processes as well as clinical concerns of clients who are members of particular religious groups. Provides an in-depth look at the way religious upbringing influences people in ways that are difficult or impossible to describe. In addition, it examines possible future religious development as spiritualism begins to replace institutional religion and as religious choice replaces religious constraint.

Contents:

Religion for psychotherapists: the psychologies in religion versus the psychology of religion / Stevan L. Nielsen & E. Thomas Dowd

Bricolage: the postmodern eclectic / James R. Beebe

Catholicism and psychology / Kevin Gillespie

Beloved to God: an Eastern Orthodox anthropology / Elizabeth Gassin & J. Stephen Muse

Lutherans / Christine Maguth Nezu, David E. Farley & Arthur M. Nezu

Mainline protestants: Christian faith in the reflective tradition / Donald L. Bubenzer, Amy B. Quillin & Paul Ashby

Evangelicalism / Mark A. Yarhouse & Stephen R. Russell

Conservative Christianity: a new emerging culture / John R. Belcher

Fundamentalism / Sara Savage

Psychological models inherent in doctrine and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints / Dianne L. Nielsen, Daniel K. Judd & Stevan Lars Nielsen

Liberal Judaism / Ira S. Halper & Amy Ruth Bolton

Orthodox Judaism: features and issues for psychotherapy / Kate Miriam Loewenthal

Psychology and Sunni Muslims / Saba R. Ali

Psychology and Shia Muslims / Amina Mahmood

The spiritualistic tradition / Rebecca Murray & Michael E. Nielsen

The varieties of Buddhism / Neharika Chawla & G. Alan Marlett

Religion for psychotherapists: summary & commentary / E. Thomas Dowd & Stevan L. Nielsen.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-305) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-74463-4

9786610744633

0-8261-2857-2

OCLC:

476049706