Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity: Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral Challenges in Christian Living uses examples from everyday life to provide a thoughtful, integrative exploration of the journey to spiritual maturity through three interrelated perspectives: psychotherapeutic psychology, prayer and contemplation, and moral theology.
Moving Toward Spiritual Maturity: Psychological, Contemplative, and Moral Challenges in Christian Living uses examples from everyday life to provide a thoughtful, integrative exploration of the journey to spiritual maturity through three interrelated perspectives: psychotherapeutic psychology, prayer and contemplation, and moral theology.
Introduction PART I: SETTING THE SCENE Chapter 1. Setting the Scene: Self-Fulfillment and Vocation Psychological Approaches to Personal Fulfillment Continuities and Discontinuities with the Christian Tradition The Way of Love Balancing Self-Giving and Self-Love PART II: TOWARD PSYCHOLOGICAL WHOLENESS Chapter 2. Wholeness in the Community of the Self The Self and Its Subselves Freud and Berne on Suppression of Selves Suppression of Selves and the Christian Life Kohut and Jung on Disowning Selves Working with Disowned Subselves Morally Relevant Selves The Spirit and the Christian's Moral Imperative Summary Chapter 3. Wholeness, Not Perfection The Bind of Perfectionism Christ and Individuation Paul and the Inner Struggle Reconciliation of Inner Opposites Completeness in Christ Summary Chapter 4. Cognitive Reframing and Perfectionism Guilt-Based and Shame-Based Perfectionism The Basics of Cognitive Therapy Dealing with Shame-Based Perfectionism Summary PART III: PRAYER, CONTEMPLATION, AND CONVERSION Chapter 5. Spirituality in the Everyday World Spirituality and Nature The Spirit of the City A Spirituality of Time Spirituality in Marriage and Family Spirituality and Public Life Summary Chapter 6. Conversion to the True Self True and False Selves Storied Prayer: Remembering, Attending, and Choosing Summary Chapter 7. Conversion to Compassion Compassion in the Bible Compassion As Hospitality The Compassionate Community Prayer As Solidarity Summary PART IV: CONSCIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY Chapter 8. Conscience and Contrast Experiences Defining Conscience Conscience and Vision Conscience and Living a Vision for Discipleship Summary Chapter 9. The Agape Response Agape Outka and Universal Love Post and Communion Self-Sacrifice and Oppression Summary Chapter 10. The Virtues of Responsibility Aristotle on Virtue Aquinas on Virtue The Virtuous Christian Summary Notes Bibliography Index
Introduction PART I: SETTING THE SCENE Chapter 1. Setting the Scene: Self-Fulfillment and Vocation Psychological Approaches to Personal Fulfillment Continuities and Discontinuities with the Christian Tradition The Way of Love Balancing Self-Giving and Self-Love PART II: TOWARD PSYCHOLOGICAL WHOLENESS Chapter 2. Wholeness in the Community of the Self The Self and Its Subselves Freud and Berne on Suppression of Selves Suppression of Selves and the Christian Life Kohut and Jung on Disowning Selves Working with Disowned Subselves Morally Relevant Selves The Spirit and the Christian's Moral Imperative Summary Chapter 3. Wholeness, Not Perfection The Bind of Perfectionism Christ and Individuation Paul and the Inner Struggle Reconciliation of Inner Opposites Completeness in Christ Summary Chapter 4. Cognitive Reframing and Perfectionism Guilt-Based and Shame-Based Perfectionism The Basics of Cognitive Therapy Dealing with Shame-Based Perfectionism Summary PART III: PRAYER, CONTEMPLATION, AND CONVERSION Chapter 5. Spirituality in the Everyday World Spirituality and Nature The Spirit of the City A Spirituality of Time Spirituality in Marriage and Family Spirituality and Public Life Summary Chapter 6. Conversion to the True Self True and False Selves Storied Prayer: Remembering, Attending, and Choosing Summary Chapter 7. Conversion to Compassion Compassion in the Bible Compassion As Hospitality The Compassionate Community Prayer As Solidarity Summary PART IV: CONSCIENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY Chapter 8. Conscience and Contrast Experiences Defining Conscience Conscience and Vision Conscience and Living a Vision for Discipleship Summary Chapter 9. The Agape Response Agape Outka and Universal Love Post and Communion Self-Sacrifice and Oppression Summary Chapter 10. The Virtues of Responsibility Aristotle on Virtue Aquinas on Virtue The Virtuous Christian Summary Notes Bibliography Index
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