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Record Nr.

UNINA9910480585203321

Autore

Chaudhari Pia Sophia

Titolo

Dynamis of Healing : Patristic Theology and the Psyche / / Pia Sophia Chaudhari; Aristotle Papanikolaou, Ashley M. Purpura

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Fordham University Press, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-8232-8467-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (231 pages)

Collana

Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought

Disciplina

230/.19

Soggetti

Psychology and religion

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. Psyche and Creation: Initial Reflections on Orthodox Theology and Depth Psychology -- 2. “That Which Is Not Assumed Is Not Healed” -- 3. An Ontology of Healing? -- 4. Eros: Healing Fire -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors -- Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores how traces of the energies and dynamics of Orthodox Christian theology and anthropology may be observed in the clinical work of depth psychology. Looking to theology to express its own religious truths and to psychology to see whether these truth claims show up in healing modalities, the author creatively engages both disciplines in order to highlight the possibilities for healing contained therein. Dynamis of Healing elucidates how theology and psychology are by no means fundamentally at odds with each other but rather can work together in a beautiful and powerful synergia to address both the deepest needs and deepest desires of the human person for healing and flourishing.