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Psychoanalytic Object Relations Theory and the Study of Religion by John McDargh β€” book cover

Psychoanalytic Object Relations Theory and the Study of Religion

by John McDargh
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Overview

Examines the significance of the contemporary psychoanalytic theory of object relations and its relation to faith. Using case studies and a combined psychological and theological analysis, the author demonstrates that object relations theory offers a powerful basis for a more comprehensive understanding of the human construction of an image of God and the psychological dynamics of faith. Suitable for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students of the psychology of religion and religious development, and also for those studying religious education, pastoral counseling and spiritual direction.

About the Author, John McDargh

John McDargh is Assistant Professor of Theology at Boston College.

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Editorials

Religious Studies Review

...a psychologically astute and theologically sensitive essay on the nature of faith ... The writing is technical and careful, yet eminently accessible.

Journal of Religion

An important book and valuable contribution to the psychological study of religion, this book represents the first major exploration of object relations theory as a paradigm for understanding human religiosity.

Journal Of Religion

An important book and valuable contribution to the psychological study of religion, this book represents the first major exploration of object relations theory as a paradigm for understanding human religiosity.

Book Details

Published
September 15, 1983
Publisher
Lanham, MD : University Press of America, c1983.
Pages
296
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780819135100

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