The logic of the spirit : human development in theological perspective /
Loder, James E. 1931-2001,
The logic of the spirit : human development in theological perspective / [print] James E. Loder. - first edition. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, (c)1998. - xv, 362 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
part 1. The cry of the spirit. What is a lifetime, and why do I live it? -- Examining the relationship between the human spirit and the divine -- Human development reenvisioned : the case of Helen -- part 2. The triumph of negation. Infancy in psychological perspective : the emerging ego -- Infancy in theological perspective : the spirit's confrontation with nothingness -- part 3. The struggle of the spirit. The toddler : conformity and the root of human freedom -- The Oedipal child : sex, death, and the origin of worship -- The school-age child : work and the ambiguity of achievement -- part 4. The release of the spirit. Adolescence in psychological perspective : five axes of youth identity -- Adolescence in theological perspective : coming into the presence of God -- Young adulthood : risking identity in the service of love -- The middle years : ego transitions and transfigurations of the soul -- Beyond 65 : dreaming dreams and talking with God.
"In this discussion, psychologist and theologian James E. Loder demonstrates how a theological perspective enlarges our understanding of how humans grow and develop from birth to healthy adulthood." "Loder acknowledges that psychological stage theories enable us to understand the logic of humans' evolving relationship with the world and with God. At the same time, he demonstrates that the divine spirit has a logic of its own, which is not bound by stages, and which reveals patterns of ultimate significance in the transient, fleeting moments we call a human lifetime. Seminarians, theologians, ministers, and pastoral counselors will benefit from this rich, thought-provoking guide."--Jacket.
9780787909192
98029681
GBA0-27274
Christianity--Psychology.
Developmental psychology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR110 BR110.L821.L645 1998
The logic of the spirit : human development in theological perspective / [print] James E. Loder. - first edition. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, (c)1998. - xv, 362 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
part 1. The cry of the spirit. What is a lifetime, and why do I live it? -- Examining the relationship between the human spirit and the divine -- Human development reenvisioned : the case of Helen -- part 2. The triumph of negation. Infancy in psychological perspective : the emerging ego -- Infancy in theological perspective : the spirit's confrontation with nothingness -- part 3. The struggle of the spirit. The toddler : conformity and the root of human freedom -- The Oedipal child : sex, death, and the origin of worship -- The school-age child : work and the ambiguity of achievement -- part 4. The release of the spirit. Adolescence in psychological perspective : five axes of youth identity -- Adolescence in theological perspective : coming into the presence of God -- Young adulthood : risking identity in the service of love -- The middle years : ego transitions and transfigurations of the soul -- Beyond 65 : dreaming dreams and talking with God.
"In this discussion, psychologist and theologian James E. Loder demonstrates how a theological perspective enlarges our understanding of how humans grow and develop from birth to healthy adulthood." "Loder acknowledges that psychological stage theories enable us to understand the logic of humans' evolving relationship with the world and with God. At the same time, he demonstrates that the divine spirit has a logic of its own, which is not bound by stages, and which reveals patterns of ultimate significance in the transient, fleeting moments we call a human lifetime. Seminarians, theologians, ministers, and pastoral counselors will benefit from this rich, thought-provoking guide."--Jacket.
9780787909192
98029681
GBA0-27274
Christianity--Psychology.
Developmental psychology--Religious aspects--Christianity.
BR110 BR110.L821.L645 1998