Dynamis of Healing: Patristic Theology and the Psyche

Pia Sophia Chaudhari

Published by Fordham University Press 2019

Dynamis of Healing

Patristic Theology and the Psyche

Pia Sophia Chaudhari
Edited by: Ashley M. Purpura and Aristotle Papanikolaou

In the series Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780823284672

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This book explores how traces of the energies and dynamics of Orthodox Christian theology and anthropology may be observed in the clinical work of depth psychology. Looking to theology to express its own religious truths and to psychology to see whether these truth claims show up in healing modalities, the author creatively engages both disciplines in order to highlight the possibilities for healing contained therein. Dynamis of Healing elucidates how theology and psychology are by no means fundamentally at odds with each other but rather can work together in a beautiful and powerful synergia to address both the deepest needs and deepest desires of the human person for healing and flourishing.

Uses the writings of Ann Belford Ulanov to bring psychology in the feminine mode of thought into contact with Orthodox Christianity

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Chaudhari Pia Sophia :

Pia Sophia Chaudhari holds a doctorate in theology from the department of Psychiatry & Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Her research interests include theological anthropology, depth psychology, processes of healing, and the engagement with aesthetics and beauty. She is a founding co-chair of the Analytical Psychology and Orthodox Christianity Consultation (APOCC).Purpura Ashley M. :

Ashley Purpura is an Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at Purdue University.Papanikolaou Aristotle :

Aristotle Papanikolaou is Archbishop Demetrios Chair of Orthodox Theology and Culture and Professor of Theology at Fordham University.Pia Sophia Chaudhari holds a doctorate in theology from the department of Psychiatry & Religion at Union Theological Seminary in New York. Her research interests include theological anthropology, depth psychology, processes of healing, and the engagement with aesthetics and beauty. She is a founding co-chair of the Analytical Psychology and Orthodox Christianity Consultation (APOCC).

Reviews

Rev. Vasileios Thermos, MD, PhD, Graduate Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens, Greece:
The Dynamis of Healing engages in the urgent work of building bridges between patristic thought and depth psychology, which facilitate the dialogue between the two vocabularies. She seems to me having captured a critical vein of patristic thought by attempting to attribute human nature its own wealth. Chaudhari highlights the basic optimism inherent in Orthodox theology and justifies psychotherapy within that framework, not only as an empirical way for regaining psychic balance and serenity, but also as a human means of attaining liberation from distorted psychic faculties and blossoming, potentially in Christ, and thus ‘paving His way.’

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1. Psyche and Creation: Initial Reflections on Orthodox Theology and Depth Psychology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2. “That Which Is Not Assumed Is Not Healed” Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3. An Ontology of Healing? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	78
4. Eros: Healing Fire Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
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About the Authors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
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Language: English
Publisher: Fordham University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Keywords: Gender & Sexuality; Religion; Psychoanalysis

eBook

Published: August 6, 2019
ISBN: 9780823284672