Andrew T. McCarthy

Francis of Assisi as Artist of the Spiritual Life

An Object Relations Theory Perspective

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Produktbeschreibung

This book applies modern psychological understanding to a historical person. This work focuses on one aspect - Francis' imagination - and an analysis of Francis' writings builds on a survey of modern views of the imagination and the approach of Object Relations Theory.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 284
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 465g
• ISBN-13: 9780761852506
• ISBN-10: 0761852506
• Artikelnr.: 30519259

Autorenporträt

Andrew T. McCarthy received his Master of Arts degree in theology from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama and his PhD in theology and religious studies from The Catholic University of America. He is an assistant professor of humanities at Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts, where he continues his research in spirituality and the psychology of religion.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 One: Purpose and Introduction Chapter 3
Two: Influences on the Formation of Medieval Imaginations Chapter 4 Three:
The Imagination as Viewed in Contemporary Theories Chapter 5 Four: D.W.
Winnicott and the Object Relations Theory Chapter 6 Five: Object Relations
Theory After Winnicott Chapter 7 Six: Experience and Relationship: The
Imaginative Activity of Francis of Assisi Chapter 8 Seven: Change, Faith,
and the Image of God: The Imagination of Francis of Assisi Chapter 9 Eight:
Meaning and Conclusion Chapter 10 Bibliography Chapter 11 Index