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Freud and Augustine in Dialogue: Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and the Culture of Modern Spirituality (Studies in Religion and Culture)

William B. Parsons

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Description:"It is arguably the case," writes William Parsons, "that no two figures havehad more influence on the course of Western introspective thought than Freud and Augustine." Yet itis commonly assumed that Freud and Augustine would have nothing to say to each other with regard tospirituality or mysticism, given the former's alleged antipathy to religion and the latter's notusually being considered a mystic. Adopting an interdisciplinary, dialogical, andtransformational framework for interpreting Augustine's spiritual journey in hisConfessions, Parsons places a "mystical theology" at the heart of Augustine'snarrative and argues that his mysticism has been misunderstood partly because of the limited natureof the psychological models applied to it. At the same time, he expands Freud's therapeutic legacyto incorporate the contemporary findings of physiology and neuroscience that have been influenced inpart by modern spirituality. Parsons develops a new psychological hermeneutic toaccount for Augustine's mysticism that will capture the imagination of contemporary readers who areboth psychologically informed and interested in spirituality. The author intends this interpretivemodel not only to engage modern introspective concerns about developmental conflict and the power ofthe unconscious but also to reach a more nuanced level of insight into the origins and the nature ofthe self.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Freud and Augustine in Dialogue: Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and the Culture of Modern Spirituality (Studies in Religion and Culture). To get started finding Freud and Augustine in Dialogue: Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and the Culture of Modern Spirituality (Studies in Religion and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "It is arguably the case," writes William Parsons, "that no two figures havehad more influence on the course of Western introspective thought than Freud and Augustine." Yet itis commonly assumed that Freud and Augustine would have nothing to say to each other with regard tospirituality or mysticism, given the former's alleged antipathy to religion and the latter's notusually being considered a mystic. Adopting an interdisciplinary, dialogical, andtransformational framework for interpreting Augustine's spiritual journey in hisConfessions, Parsons places a "mystical theology" at the heart of Augustine'snarrative and argues that his mysticism has been misunderstood partly because of the limited natureof the psychological models applied to it. At the same time, he expands Freud's therapeutic legacyto incorporate the contemporary findings of physiology and neuroscience that have been influenced inpart by modern spirituality. Parsons develops a new psychological hermeneutic toaccount for Augustine's mysticism that will capture the imagination of contemporary readers who areboth psychologically informed and interested in spirituality. The author intends this interpretivemodel not only to engage modern introspective concerns about developmental conflict and the power ofthe unconscious but also to reach a more nuanced level of insight into the origins and the nature ofthe self.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Freud and Augustine in Dialogue: Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and the Culture of Modern Spirituality (Studies in Religion and Culture). To get started finding Freud and Augustine in Dialogue: Psychoanalysis, Mysticism, and the Culture of Modern Spirituality (Studies in Religion and Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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