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Reversers and Restorers of Religion: Mourning and Meaning in Contemporary Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders

Nathan S. Carlin

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Description:After reading in psychology of religion and pastoral theology for several years, I began to notice that a certain strand, which might be described as iconoclastic or subversive with regard to traditional religion, runs through both fields, and characteristic of this strand often includes what I call a dynamic of reversals and restorations. That is, pastoral theologians and psychologists of religion, from Oscar Pfister to the present, often use psychological methods to critique (reverse) and then to rebuild (restore) religion. Here I explore this strand as it exists in the present by examining three recent psychological portraits of religious leaders---Donald Capps's portrait of Jesus, James Dittes's portrait of Augustine, and William Bouwsma's portrait of Calvin---in light of each author's own personal experiences. What I find is that this strand can be understood fruitfully in light of Peter Homans's writings on, and William Parsons's elaborations of, mourning religion.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 Reversers and Restorers of Religion: Mourning and Meaning in Contemporary Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders. To get started finding Reversers and Restorers of Religion: Mourning and Meaning in Contemporary Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: After reading in psychology of religion and pastoral theology for several years, I began to notice that a certain strand, which might be described as iconoclastic or subversive with regard to traditional religion, runs through both fields, and characteristic of this strand often includes what I call a dynamic of reversals and restorations. That is, pastoral theologians and psychologists of religion, from Oscar Pfister to the present, often use psychological methods to critique (reverse) and then to rebuild (restore) religion. Here I explore this strand as it exists in the present by examining three recent psychological portraits of religious leaders---Donald Capps's portrait of Jesus, James Dittes's portrait of Augustine, and William Bouwsma's portrait of Calvin---in light of each author's own personal experiences. What I find is that this strand can be understood fruitfully in light of Peter Homans's writings on, and William Parsons's elaborations of, mourning religion.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 Reversers and Restorers of Religion: Mourning and Meaning in Contemporary Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders. To get started finding Reversers and Restorers of Religion: Mourning and Meaning in Contemporary Psychological Portraits of Religious Leaders, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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