The Two Faces of Religion: A Psychiatrist's View - Couverture souple

Xavier MD, N. S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798385257140

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2025

Synopsis

The Two Faces of Religion considers the entire spectrum of religious experience under the (twin) aspects of its opposite poles – the radiance of mature spirituality and the gloom of sick religiosity. Although Dr, Xavier necessarily contrasts the positive heights and the negative depths of mankind’s spiritual experience, he equally emphasizes the vast grey areas of overlap.

It is in these areas of overlap that Dr. Xavier’s medical and psychiatric expertise accomplishes the most fruitful of outcomes – the recovery of troubled soul from the psycho/religious tensions and afflictions so common in today’s turbulent and pressurized society.

His exploration of the dynamic factors underlying the religious spectrum – love, courage, wisdom, hate, fear, egoism, identity, etc. – provides a wealth of information and insight to those who are seeking psychological and spiritual growth. Clinical, historic, and literary examples illustrating the operation of these dynamic factors make the book particularly interesting to professionals and lay people alike.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. Xavier is a practicing psychiatrist with a broad intellectual grasp as well as a broad background of clinical and personal experience including close acquaintance with various religions. In consequence, he is particularly qualified to analyze and communicate their healthy and unhealthy aspects. Several significant traits of his - a deep and emphatic understanding of the complex issues of spirituality, a keen sense of humor, the pragmatism of a clinician, and the objectivity, knowledge and vision of a scholar - make for his refreshingly unique contribution to our understanding of the interrelated fields of psychiatry and religion, and the nature and scope of their interplay. He shows equal brilliance in analysis of sick religiosity and in the synthesis of healthy spirituality.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798385257140
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible