Psychosis or Mystical Religious Experience?

A New Paradigm Grounded in Psychology and Reformed Theology
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-68260-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 463 g

This book presents a new paradigm for distinguishing psychotic and mystical religious experiences. In order to explore how Presbyterian pastors differentiate such events, Susan L. DeHoff draws from Reformed theology, psychological theory, and robust qualitative research. Following a conversation among multidisciplinary voices, she presents a new paradigm considering the similarities, differences, and possible overlap of psychotic and mystical religious experiences.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Dehoff, Susan L.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Reformierte Kirchen, Calvinisten, presbyterianische Kirchen
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Religionspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie Psychopathologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Sozialpsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Gesundheitspsychologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologische Disziplinen Umwelt-, Konsum- und Werbepsychologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Mystical Religious Experience and Psychosis: Contours of the Problem

2. Reformed Theology: Historical Perspectives on Mystical Experience
3. Psychoanalytic Views of Mystical Religious Experience
4. Post-Freudian Psychological Theories
5. Research: Presbyterian Church (USA) Views on MRE
6. Theology and Psychology: An Interdisciplinary Discussion
7. Proposing A New Paradigm
8. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Susan L. DeHoff is Visiting Scholar in the School of Theology at Boston University, USA. She holds a PhD in Counseling Psychology and Religion from Boston University, USA and a M.Div. from Emory University, USA. DeHoff is ordained in the Presbyterian Church (USA) and is a Fellow of the American Association of Pastoral Counselors.