| At Home in the World: A Study in Psychoanalysis, Religion, and Art Contributor(s): Capps, Donald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0718893220 ISBN-13: 9780718893224 Publisher: Lutterworth Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Psychology Of Religion - Art | Subjects & Themes - Religious - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.65 lbs) 212 pages |
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| Publisher Description: 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 sadness and sense of loss. Certain religious sensibilities develop out of this melancholic reaction, including a sense of honor, a sense of hope, and a sense of humor. Realizing that they cannot return to their original maternal environment, men, whether knowingly or not, embark on a lifelong search for a sense of being at home in the world. 'At Home in the World' focuses on works of art as a means to explore the formation and continuing expression of men's melancholy selves and their religious sensibilities. These explorations include such topics as male viewers' mixed feelings toward the maternal figure, physical settings that offer alternatives to the maternal environment, and the maternal resonances of the world of nature. By presenting images of the natural world as the locus of peace and contentment, 'At Home in the World' especially reflects of the religious sensibility of hope. |
Contributor Bio(s): Capps, Donald: - Donald Capps is Professor Emeritus of Pastoral Psychology and Adjunct Professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. He is the author of many books, including several also published by The Lutterworth Press: At Home in the World (2013), The Resourceful Self (2015) and Still Growing (2015). |