Léon Turner

Theology, Psychology and the Plural Self (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Is the human self singular and unified or essentially plural? This book explores the seemingly disparate ways that Christian theology and the secular human sciences have approached this complex question. Through an original analysis of recent theological and secular accounts of self and personhood, this book examines the extent of the intertheoretical disparity and its broader implications for theology's dialogue with the human sciences in general, and psychology in particular. It explains why theologians ought to take questions about the plurality of self very seriously, and how they overlap with many of the central concerns of contemporary theological anthropology, including the notions of relationality, particularity and human sinfulness. Introducing a novel psychological framework to distinguish various understandings of self-disunity, the author argues that contemporary theology's blanket condemnation of self-multiplicity is misconceived, and identifies a possible means of reconciling theological and human scientific accounts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 238
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317011057
• Artikelnr.: 44782629

Autorenporträt

Léon Turner is a Research Associate at the Psychology and Religion Research Group, Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1 The Crisis of Identity: Diagnosing and Healing the Fragmented Self
Chapter 2 The Destabilisation of Identity in Contemporary Social Thought
Chapter 3 The Problem of the Self and its Representation
Chapter 4 Experiential Multiplicity, Narrative Identity and Pathologies of Self
Chapter 5 The Unity of the Person and the Doctrine of Imago Dei
Chapter 6 Pannenberg and McFadyen in Dialogue with Psychology
conclusion Conclusion: Reconfiguring Theology's Dialogue with Psychology