A Cognitive Theory Of Magic
The author presents a new theory of magical actions based on a wide array of recent findings in the cognitive sciences. Analysing classical ethnographic cases, he argues that paying close attention to...
Evil: Satan, Sin, And Psychology
An approachable introductory text to the issue of evil and how it interfaces with one's faith, conscience, psychology and zeitgeist.
Emotion, Identity, And Religion: Hope, Reciprocity, And Otherness
Deep emotions pervade our human lives and ongoing moods echo them. Religious traditions often shape these and give devotees a sense of identity in a hopeful and meaningful life despite the conflicts, ...
Human Disability And The Service Of God
A living religious tradition continually reassesses its practices. In our contemporary situation the task of reassessment must attend to the presence of persons with disabilities who are increasingly ...
Shaping The Christian Life: Worship And The Religious Affections
This insightful study explores how worship practices can transform and renew the lives of those who worship. Emphasizing how religious affections provide us with orientation in the world, Hotz and Mat...
Self, Culture, And Others In Womani
"Self, Culture, and Others in Womanist Practical Theology" argues for a critical engagement between womanist theology and psychoanalytic Self Psychology. Sheppard's position is that a psychoanalytical...
The Knowledge That Leads To Wholeness: Gnostic Myths Behind Jung's Theory Of Individuation
The Knowledge that Leads to Wholeness is the first book to specifically illustrate how the major Gnostic myths underlie Jung's theory of individuation. It is a compelling and in-depth examination of a...
Natural Grace: Dialogues On Creation, Darkness, And The Soul In Spirituality And Science
The chasm between science and religion has been a source of intellectual and spiritual tension for centuries, but in these ground breaking dialogues there is a remarkable consonance between these once...
The Fundamentalist Mindset: Psychological Perspectives On Religion, Violence, And History
This penetrating book sheds light on the psychology of fundamentalism, with a particular focus on those who become extremists and fanatics. What accounts for the violence that emerges among some funda...
Philosophical Psychology: Psychology, Emotions, And Freedom
Offers reflections on human embodiment and emotion, commitment and freedom, reason and moral theory. This book explores how metaphysics serves psychology, writes on confronting reductionist notions of...
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