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A study of Kohut's 'self psychology' in treating psychological injuries that threaten self-cohesion, and the value of such an approach in pastoral care.
The proposal of Grace for the Injured Self is to help the reader to understand the significance of psychological injuries that we all may suffer. Even under the best circumstances in life, these injuries may threaten our self-cohesion and self-esteem. Cooper and Randall refer to the self psychology approach and perspective of Heinz Kohut -considered by many people as the most significant psychoanalyst since Sigmund Freud- as a way of healing these injuries. The book constantly stresses the empathic presence of another as a source of grace: the empathic responsiveness of others holds our selves together and helps us not to fall apart.
The proposal of Grace for the Injured Self is to help the reader to understand the significance of psychological injuries that we all may suffer. Even under the best circumstances in life, these injuries may threaten our self-cohesion and self-esteem. Cooper and Randall refer to the self psychology approach and perspective of Heinz Kohut -considered by many people as the most significant psychoanalyst since Sigmund Freud- as a way of healing these injuries. The book constantly stresses the empathic presence of another as a source of grace: the empathic responsiveness of others holds our selves together and helps us not to fall apart.
Price: $29.99
Pages: 178
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Inc.
Imprint: Lutterworth Press
Publication Date:
26 July 2012
Trim Size: 9.02 X 6.02 in
ISBN: 9780718892586
Format: Paperback
Grace for the Injured Self is a clear, readable, and down-to-earth introduction to the self psychology of Heinz Kohut. It demonstrates the practical relevance of Kohut's central ideas for understanding ourselves and our relations with others. It explains how mutual expressions and acts of empathy enable our lives to reflect more fully the essence of the human spirit. It also shows how attention to the conflicting self-issues of the pastor and congregation may produce fundamentally positive changes in their life together. Personal interviews with Heinz Kohut on religion and the courageous life are an added bonus. A gracefully written book by two thoughtful and perceptive self psychologists.
— Donald Capps, Professor of Pastoral Psychology, Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
...I recommend the book to readers concerned with the interaction of psychology, Christian communities, and faith that reaches out of the pain of Gethsemane...
— Tracy E Martin
...plenty to think through as we grapple with both the ideal and everyday reality...
— Dr Anne Spalding
Cooper and Randall are to be commended for simplifying complex concepts such that they are comprehensible and broadly useful. The lines they draw between a self-psychological understanding of human suffering and the causes of human sin are thought-provoking and more importantly foster empathy...
— Shelley L. Dennis, Drew University
— Donald Capps, Professor of Pastoral Psychology, Emeritus, Princeton Theological Seminary
...I recommend the book to readers concerned with the interaction of psychology, Christian communities, and faith that reaches out of the pain of Gethsemane...
— Tracy E Martin
...plenty to think through as we grapple with both the ideal and everyday reality...
— Dr Anne Spalding
Cooper and Randall are to be commended for simplifying complex concepts such that they are comprehensible and broadly useful. The lines they draw between a self-psychological understanding of human suffering and the causes of human sin are thought-provoking and more importantly foster empathy...
— Shelley L. Dennis, Drew University
Acknowledgments
Greetings to Our Readers
1 The Self Psychology Perspective
2 Self Injury and the Human Condition
3 Kohut and the Seven Deadly Sins
4 A New Pastoral Care Orientation for Parishioners
5 Pastoral Care of the Church as a Group Self
6 First Interview with Heinz Kohut
7 Second Interview with Heinz Kohut
8 Getting Something from Kohut's Perspective on Religion
Closing Words for Our Readers
Bibliography
Greetings to Our Readers
1 The Self Psychology Perspective
2 Self Injury and the Human Condition
3 Kohut and the Seven Deadly Sins
4 A New Pastoral Care Orientation for Parishioners
5 Pastoral Care of the Church as a Group Self
6 First Interview with Heinz Kohut
7 Second Interview with Heinz Kohut
8 Getting Something from Kohut's Perspective on Religion
Closing Words for Our Readers
Bibliography