Christianity and Gestalt Therapy

The Presence of God in Human Relationships
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-47900-5
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 228 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 340 g

Christianity and Gestalt Therapy is a unique integration written for psychotherapists who want to better understand their Christian clients and Christian counselors who want a clinically sound approach that embraces Christian spirituality.

This book explores critical concepts in phenomenology and how they relate to both gestalt therapy and Christianity. Using mixed literary forms that include poetry and story, this book provides a window into gestalt therapy for Christian counselors interested in learning how the gestalt therapeutic model can be incorporated into their beliefs and practices. It explores the tension in psychology and psychotherapy between a rigid naturalism and an enchanted take on life.

A rich mix of theory, philosophy, theology, and practice, Christianity and Gestalt Therapy is an important resource for therapists working with Christian patients.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brownell, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Being Present 1. Existing and the Conditions of Contact 2. Being God 3. Being Present in Therapy 4. A Critical Realist Perspective on Presence 5. Non-Independence and Alterity–When People Meet People 6. Immanence and Transcendence–When God Meets People Story One: A Private Lake Part 2: The Pneumal Field in Gestalt Therapy 7. Basic Field Dynamics 8. Atmospheres, Life Worlds, and the Organism-Environment Field 9. Enchantment and the Pneumenal Story Two: A Change in Atmosphere Part 3: The Experience of Contact with God 10. A Basic Orientation to Phenomenology 11. A Phenomenology of Spiritual Life 12. Eavesdropping on Relationships with God Story Three: The Longed-For Peace Part 4: Risk and Trust 13. The Ineffable and the Enigmatic 14. Risk and Trust Story Four: Obviously Not Obvious Part 5: Change, Salvation, and Growth 15. Change Is Constant 16. Grace, Regeneration, and Salvation 17. Rules, Introjects, and Matters of Conscience 18. Growth in Spiritual Sensitivity 19. Growth in Availability Story Five: Time for a Change Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Philip Brownell, MDiv, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist licensed in Idaho. He is a trained gestalt therapist, ordained clergyman, independent scholar, researcher, and author with over fifty years’ experience.