John Capps is a Professor at the Rochester Institute of
Technology.
Donald Capps is Professor of Pastoral Psychology at
Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of more than 20
books, including A Time to Laugh: The Religion of Humor
(2005).
37 Ebooks by Donald Capps
Donald Capps: Understanding Psychosis
When a loved one is struck with psychosis, people often misunderstand what is happening and why. They may feel helpless or confused or frightened, not knowing what to do with or for the sufferer or h …
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€32.20
Donald Capps: Erik Erikson’s Verbal Portraits
In his late teens and early twenties Erik H. Erikson, the widely acclaimed psychoanalyst and developmental theorist, aspired to be an artist. In Erik Erikson’s Verbal Portraits: Luther, Gandhi, Einst …
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€105.42
John Capps & Donald Capps: You’ve Got To Be Kidding!
You’ve Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry i …
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€20.99
John Capps & Donald Capps: You’ve Got To Be Kidding!
You’ve Got to Be Kidding!: How Jokes Can Help You Think is a thoughtful and accessible analysis of the ways in which jokes illustrate how we think critically, and how the thinking process goes awry i …
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€20.99
Nathan Carlin & Donald Capps: The Gift of Sublimation
There is not, and never was, a monolithic masculinity; there are, and always have been, multiple masculinities. Today diversity with regard to gender and sexuality is beginning to be recognized and c …
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€27.99
Donald Capps: The Religious Life
William James called his classic work, The Varieties of Religious Experience, ‘a study in human nature.’ This volume recognizes that a fundamental feature of human nature for James is that we have a …
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€31.99
Donald Capps: Humor Us
This book addresses the fact that Americans tend to live under a considerable amount of stress, tension, and anxiety, and suggests that humor can be helpful in alleviating their distress. It posits t …
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€24.99
Donald Capps & Nathan Carlin: Living in Limbo
Limbo has traditionally been viewed as a place between heaven, on the one hand, and purgatory and hell, on the other, to which the patriarchs, who lived under the old law, and babies who died before …
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€18.99
Donald Capps: Striking Out
Whatever religion may have meant to the boy when he was younger, in the teenage years it takes the form of a personal journey or quest. This journey is related to other aspects of his life and is int …
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€19.99
Richard P. Olson: Laughter in a Time of Turmoil
Here’s a different angle on humor–it can be a spiritual practice, an expression of a theology of joy, hope, and grace. Humor is so valuable, for it offers self-care, healing, and renewal, precious g …
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€22.99
Donald Capps: At Home in the World
The emotional separation of boys from their mothers in early childhood enables them to connect with their fathers and their fathers’ world. But this separation also produces a melancholic reaction of …
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€24.99
Donald Capps: The Resourceful Self
Erik Erikson, best known for his life-cycle theory and concept of the identity crisis, proposed that we are comprised of a number of selves. In several earlier books, including At Home in the World, …
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€26.99
Donald Capps: Still Growing
The later-adult years are commonly viewed as a period in which one struggles to maintain a vestige of the physical, mental, and emotional vitality of one’s earlier years. In Still Growing, however, D …
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€26.99
Donald Capps: At Home in the World
The emotional separation of boys from their mothers in early childhood enables them to connect with their fathers and their fathers’ world. But this separation also produces a melancholic reaction of …
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€28.31
Donald Capps: Resourceful Self
Erik Erikson, best known for his life-cycle theory and concept of the identity crisis, proposed that we are comprised of a number of selves. In several earlier books, including ‘At Home in the World’ …
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€27.07
Geoff Broughton: Restorative Christ
Erik Erikson, best known for his life-cycle theory and concept of the identity crisis, proposed that we are comprised of a number of selves. In several earlier books, including ‘At Home in the World’ …
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€26.78
Donald Capps: Still Growing
The later-adult years are commonly viewed as a period in which one struggles to maintain a vestige of the physical, mental, and emotional vitality of one’s earlier years. In ‘Still Growing’, however, …
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€27.03
Donald Capps: Still Growing
The later-adult years are commonly viewed as a period in which one struggles to maintain a vestige of the physical, mental, and emotional vitality of one’s earlier years. In ‘Still Growing’, however, …
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€27.03
Donald Capps: Giving Counsel
For most ministers, pastoral counseling is a part of daily ministry, whether it is in an office counseling session or in a chance meeting with a parishioner outside the church. Whatever the setting, …
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€39.84
Donald Capps: Young Clergy
Five historic ministersfive formative career pathswhich path are you on?According to Daniel Levinson’s developmental theory, each person’s professional career path forms at the same time in their lif …
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€69.10
Donald Capps: Young Clergy
Five historic ministersfive formative career pathswhich path are you on?According to Daniel Levinson’s developmental theory, each person’s professional career path forms at the same time in their lif …
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€69.55
Donald Capps & John M. Capps: James and Dewey on Belief and Experience
Donald Capps and John Capps’s James and Dewey on Belief and Experience juxtaposes the key writings of two philosophical superstars. As fathers of Pragmatism, America’s unique contribution to world ph …
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€19.15
Donald Capps: Giving Counsel
For most ministers, pastoral counseling is a part of daily ministry, whether it is in an office counseling session or in a chance meeting with a parishioner outside the church. Whatever the setting, …
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€39.68
Donald Capps & Donald Capps: Gift of Sublimation
Today, diversity of gender and sexuality is beginning to be recognized and celebrated, even while many religious denominations still resist these cultural changes. The Gift of Sublimation offers past …
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€25.59
Donald Capps: Religious Life
William James called his classic work, The Varieties of Religious Experience, ‘a study in human nature’. For James, it is a fundamental feature of human nature that we have a conscious and a subconsc …
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€61.77
Donald Capps: Biblical Approaches to Pastoral Counseling
What role should the Bible play in pastoral counseling? Donald Capps here explores the use of the Bible in counseling and shows how the methods and objectives of counseling can be defined and shaped …
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€25.99
Donald Capps: Life Cycle Theory and Pastoral Care
This unique book uses life cycle theory to focus on the person who ministers, providing a pastoral model consisting of three important dimensions. Instead of concentrating solely on the role of the p …
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€18.99
Donald Capps & Gene Fowler: The Pastoral Care Case
The case study method is popular and effective in the pastoral care of individuals. This book outlines a method for using the case study approach on a congregational level, offering guidelines for an …
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€21.99
Donald Capps: Social Phobia
Social phobia is recognized by contemporary psychology as an anxiety disorder that significantly reduces effectiveness in personal interactions. Its exaggerated fear of negative evaluation in social …
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€23.99
James E. Dittes: Re-Calling Ministry
In the press of everyday considerations, pastors sometimes forget why they chose to be ministers in the first place. James E. Dittes reminds and offers honest, poetic observations on the predicament, …
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€23.99
Donald Capps: Pastoral Care and Hermeneutics
The basic idea of this book derives from Paul Ricoeur’s view that since texts and meaningful human actions are sufficiently similar, methods and theories developed for interpreting texts may also be …
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€17.99
Donald Capps: Laughter Ever After
A minister, a priest, and a rabbi walk into a bar. The bartender says, ‘Hey, what is this, some kind of joke?’ Laughter Ever After offers a seriously funny theological reflection on the place of laug …
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€19.99
Donald Capps: Fragile Connections
‘One of the greatest contributions of Capps’s book is the way in which he weaves together a vast range of theories, interpretations, and explanations of psychopathology, without ever losing sight of …
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€31.99
Robert C. Dykstra & Allan Hugh Cole Jr.: The Faith and Friendships of Teenage Boys
Drawing on research and case studies, three pastoral care experts argue that one of the primary contexts in which the faith formation of teenage boys takes place is in their relationships with other …
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€19.99
Janet L Jacobs: Religion, Society, And Psychoanalysis
Distinguished contributors provide an overview of three generations of psychoanalytic theory, including the work of Freud, Horney, Winnicott, and Kristeva, and discuss the evolution of psychoanalytic …
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€64.11
Janet L Jacobs: Religion, Society, And Psychoanalysis
Distinguished contributors provide an overview of three generations of psychoanalytic theory, including the work of Freud, Horney, Winnicott, and Kristeva, and discuss the evolution of psychoanalytic …
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€63.99
