Pastoral Psychology

Auteur

(d.1954) was, at the time of original publication, Superintendent and Chaplain of St. Lukasstiftelsens (St. Luke's Foundation), Institute for Psychology and Spiritual Counsel, Stockholm.

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Originally published in 1951, unlike most books dealing with psychology and pastoral work at the time, this work is not concerned solely with the application of psycho-therapeutic principles to the work of the minister. It is dominated by the need for the pastoral care which the normal member of the Church needs.

Contenu

Foreword. Part 1: The Responsibilities and Limitations of the Task 1. Principles and Methods 2. Psychology and the Care of Souls 3. From Medicina Clerica to Pastoral Psychology 4. Methods of Treatment 5. The Care of Souls and the Unconscious 6. Pastoral Advice Part 2: Concerning Confession 1. Christian Confession 2. True Confession 3. Confession and Penance 4. Evangelical Casuistry 5. Confession and Scrupulosity 6. The Dangers of Confession Part 3: The Psychology of Unbelief 1. The Source of Religious Need 2. Popular Belief and Unbelief 3. Unbelief in the Individual 4. Doubt and Religious Development 5. Religion and Self-Deception Part 4: Guilt and the Fear of Punishment 1. Morality and Fear of Punishment 2. Disguises of the Fear of Punishment 3. The Real Guilt Feeling Part 5: Symptomatic Religiosity in Neurosis and Insanity 1. Who is Normal? 2. Symptomatic Religiosity 3. The Mentally Diseased 4. The Religious Element in Mental Disease 5. The Spiritual Care of the Insane 6. The Religious Depression 7. Asceticism and Spiritual Training Part 6: The Psychology of Conversion and Growth in Grace 1. Conversion and Growth in Grace 2. The Problem of Sublimation 3. Faith or Suggestion? 4. Man at the Frontier. Index.