Combining a comprehensive account of Freudian theory with a synthesis of contemporary psychoanalysis, this volume includes the contributions of Margaret Mahler and Erik Erikson, as well as those of Kohut, Kemberg, Hartmann, Fairbairn and Winnicott.
Combining a comprehensive account of Freudian theory with a synthesis of contemporary psychoanalysis, this volume includes the contributions of Margar...
There has been for a long time a powerful opposition between psychoanalysis and religious thinking, both because of the anti-religious attitudes and writings of Sigmund Freud and because of the hostility of theologians to Freud. In this provocative book, W.W. Meissner attempts to bring about a rapprochement between the two fields, by examining Freud's views on religion in close detail, exploring the dialectical relationship between psychoanalysis and religion, and applying more contemporary concepts in psychoanalysis to the understanding of religious experience. Meissner, a Jesuit...
There has been for a long time a powerful opposition between psychoanalysis and religious thinking, both because of the anti-religious attitudes and w...
Ignatius of Loyola-knight and saint, mystic and ascetic, founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)-was one of the greatest figures in Western Christianity. This book, written by a psychiatrist-psychoanalyst who is also a Jesuit, is the first work to investigate the inner life of Ignatius and to study the psychological motivations for his spirituality and mysticism.
Ignatius of Loyola-knight and saint, mystic and ascetic, founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits)-was one of the greatest figures in Western Chri...
In this authoritative book, W. W. Meissner examines all the prevailing ideas about the therapeutic alliance-the collaborative relationship between psychotherapist and an individual patient. The book is an essential reference for clinicians, theoreticians, and others who seek to understand the crucial role of the therapeutic alliance in the success of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.
In this authoritative book, W. W. Meissner examines all the prevailing ideas about the therapeutic alliance-the collaborative relationship between psy...
Time, Self, and Psychoanalysis has two theoretical foci: the first is the nature of time experience and the second is the implications of the understanding of time for conceptualizing the nature and functioning of the self. The result is a result is a rethinking of the self-concept and its engagement in the analytic process. The book pragmatically explores patterns of enactment in analysis through three extensive cases in which chronic and significant lateness characterized the analysis.
Time, Self, and Psychoanalysis has two theoretical foci: the first is the nature of time experience and the second is the implications of the understa...
In this comprehensive study of psychology, theology, and religious experience the author asserts that psychology and religion can faithfully complement one another, even when the psychology in question is primarily grounded in Freudian analysis.
In this comprehensive study of psychology, theology, and religious experience the author asserts that psychology and religion can faithfully comple...
