Is the call to spirituality embedded in human biology? Authors Nancy K. Morrison and Sally K. Severino draw on cutting-edge research, including the recent discovery of brain "mirror neurons" and the elucidation of the physiology of social affiliation and attachment, to make a bold case that we are, in fact, biologically wired to seek oneness with the divine. They have termed this innate urge "sacred Desire."
Is the call to spirituality embedded in human biology? Authors Nancy K. Morrison and Sally K. Severino draw on cutting-edge research, including the recent discovery of brain "mirror neurons" and the elucidation of the physiology of social affiliation and attachment, to make a bold case that we are, in fact, biologically wired to seek oneness with the divine. They have termed this innate urge "sacred Desire."Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nancy K. Morrison, MD, is associate professor of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, where she serves as director of both residency training and psychotherapy training. Currently in private practice, she focuses on issues of attunement and shame. She has spoken widely on these issues and psychopathology, particularly in the area of post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Morrison is also an ordained priest in the Evangelical Anglican Church in America. Sally K. Severino, MD, is professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. Dr. Severino is certified by the American Psychoanalytic Association and served as the first woman president of the American College of Psychoanalysts. She is also a Felician Associate of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Province in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. Together with Dr. Nancy Morrison, she leads retreats and workshops based on their collaborative work.
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Foreword by Paula Huston ix Introduction xi 1. Womb of Compassion: The Beginning of Life and Love 3 2. The Grace of Gazing 10 3. The Widening Boundaries of Life and Love 23 4. Living in Sacred Desire 34 5. The Distortion of Desire 46 6. Beyond Distortion: Reconfiguring Our Past Today 61 7. The Healing Power of Desire: Practical Steps to Loving Self and Others 73 8. Redemptive Attuning: Desire’s Continuing Journey 102 9. Incarnated Spirit: The Work of Restoring Community 123 10. Toward a World of Compassion: Beginning to Live and Love Globally 138 Glossary 157 Acknowledgments 161 Notes 163 Index 175
Foreword by Paula Huston ix Introduction xi 1. Womb of Compassion: The Beginning of Life and Love 3 2. The Grace of Gazing 10 3. The Widening Boundaries of Life and Love 23 4. Living in Sacred Desire 34 5. The Distortion of Desire 46 6. Beyond Distortion: Reconfiguring Our Past Today 61 7. The Healing Power of Desire: Practical Steps to Loving Self and Others 73 8. Redemptive Attuning: Desire’s Continuing Journey 102 9. Incarnated Spirit: The Work of Restoring Community 123 10. Toward a World of Compassion: Beginning to Live and Love Globally 138 Glossary 157 Acknowledgments 161 Notes 163 Index 175
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