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Religion and Psychology in Transition
James W. Jones
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Description for Religion and Psychology in Transition
Hardback. A dialogue between contemporary psychoanalytic thinking and contemporary theology is presented in this text. Light is shed on the interaction of religion and psychology by viewing it from the perspective of world religions, and including gender as a category of analysis. Num Pages: 178 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HRAB; HRCM; JFFK; JMAF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 377.
In this thought-provoking book, clinical psychologist and professor of religious studies James W. Jones presents a dialogue between contemporary psychoanalytic thinking and contemporary theology. He sheds new light on the interaction of religion and psychology by viewing it from the perspective of world religions, providing an epistemological framework for the psychology of religion that draws on contemporary philosophy of science, and bringing out the importance of gender as a category of analysis.
Developments in psychoanalysis provide new resources for theological reflection, Jones contends. The Freudian view that human nature is isolated and instinctual has shifted to a vision ... Read more
In this thought-provoking book, clinical psychologist and professor of religious studies James W. Jones presents a dialogue between contemporary psychoanalytic thinking and contemporary theology. He sheds new light on the interaction of religion and psychology by viewing it from the perspective of world religions, providing an epistemological framework for the psychology of religion that draws on contemporary philosophy of science, and bringing out the importance of gender as a category of analysis.
Developments in psychoanalysis provide new resources for theological reflection, Jones contends. The Freudian view that human nature is isolated and instinctual has shifted to a vision ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300067699
SKU
V9780300067699
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About James W. Jones
James W. Jones is professor of religion at Rutgers University and a practicing clinical psychologist. He is the author of Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Religion: Transference and Transcendence, published by Yale University Press.
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