Personhood: Orthodox Christianity and the Connection Between Body, Mind, and Soul

Psychologists, theologians, medical doctors, and Christian clergy discuss the significance of spiritual direction and identify the problems that inhibit one's ability to reach spiritual goals in modern life. They show how the process of being in Christ in truth, life, and light results in personal freedom. The commitment to growth in these qualities provides the foundation for the critical subjects addressed in this book: spiritual discernment and differential diagnosis, identity formation, sexuality, intimacy and relationships, addictions, holistic health, and education. Melding Greek Orthodox Christianity in America with spirituality and more conventional psychotherapy and medical practice, this book makes an uncommon contribution to the religiously diverse spectrum of our ever-expanding multicultural consciousness.

Author: John Chirban
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 06/30/1996
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.06lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9780897894630

About the Author

JOHN T. CHIRBAN is Professor of Psychology and Chairman of the Department of Human Development at Hellenic College and Holy Cross School of Theology. He is also a psychologist in the Behavioral Medicine Program, Harvard Medical School, at the Cambridge Hospital. He is the author of The Inner View: The Interactive-Relational Approach to Interviewing (1996) and editor of Ethical Dilemmas: Crisis in Faith and Modern Medicine (1994), among many others.