A Spiritual and Neurobiological Redemption of Desire
We are people of desire.
In The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known—and what's more, that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty, revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand.
But both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty have been marred by trauma and shame, collapsing our imagination for what God has for us and blinding us to the possibility that beauty could ever emerge from our ashes.
The Soul of Desire is a mature, creative work that:
– Weaves together neuroscience and spiritual formation by drawing on Thompsons work in interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice,
– Opens up new horizons for thinking about the nature of the mind and what it means to be human, and
– Presents a powerful picture of the capacity of the believing community to reshape our imaginations, hold our desires and griefs together, and invite us into the beauty of God's presence.
Spis treści
Foreword by Makoto Fujimura
Introduction
1. Desire: A People of Longing
2. Beauty: Desire Made Manifest
3. Beauty: Becoming What We Create
4. Trauma and Shame: A People of Grief
5. Confessional Communities: Telling Our Stories More Truly
6. Imagine That: Looking at What We Don’t Yet See
7. Dwell
8. Gaze
9. Inquire
10. Practicing for Heaven: A People of Beauty
Acknowledgments
Notes
O autorze
Makoto Fujimura is an internationally renowned artist, writer, and speaker who serves as the director of Fuller Theological Seminary's Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. His books include Refractions and the award-winning Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering.
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