Sickness or Sin? Spiritual Discernment and Differential Diagnosis
Essays presenting an Orthodox understanding of spiritual growth, development, and the assessment and treatment of persons with psychological and psychiatric illness that include a religious and spiritual dimension. Includes major case studies, with responses from physicians and psychologists. The book would make an excellent textbook for pastoral counseling courses. D. Oreopoulos contributes a major essay on the doctor/patient relationship.
Contributors include: J. Rediger, J. Muse, M. Nickolas, G. Morelli.
Contents
Foreword |
p. ix |
Preface |
p. xi |
Introduction - Sickness and Sin |
p. 1 |
Part One: Spiritual Discernment and Differential Diagnosis |
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The Path of Growth and Development in Eastern Orthodoxy - John T. Chirban |
p. 13 |
Discernment and Diagnosis in Human Development: An Orthodox Theological Perspective - Theodore G. Stylianopoulos |
p. 47 |
Part Two: Assessing Spiritual Discernment and Differential Diagnosis |
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Understanding Healthy and Unhealthy Adaptations of Religion: The Case of Odessa |
p. 63 |
The Case of Odessa: A Psychiatric Perspective - Jeff Rediger |
p. 66 |
The Case of Odessa: A Psychospiritual Perspective - John T. Chirban |
p. 79 |
Your Faith is Making You Well: Psychotherapy in an Orthodox Christian Context - J. Stephen Muse |
p. 88 |
A Response to Muse - Markos Achilles Nickolas |
p. 123 |
Sickness or Sin? - Philotheos Faros |
p. 143 |
A Medical Response to Faros - John F. Schilke |
p. 163 |
A Psychological Response to Faros - George Morelli |
p. 166 |
An Integrative Response to Faros - Vasilios Thermos |
v171 |
A Dialogue - Dimitrios Oreopoulos, J. Stephen Muse, and Philotheos Faros |
p. 178 |
Part Three: Integrating Spiritual Discernment and Differential Diagnosis |
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Restoring the Healing Effect of the Patient/Physician Relationship - Dimitrios Oreopoulos |
p. 187 |
A Response to Oreopoulos - Koula Svokos Hartnett |
p. 205 |
A Case Conference Model for Clergy Continuing Education in Counseling, Confession, and Spiritual Direction - J. Stephen Muse |
p. 216 |
Part Four: Applying Methods of Spiritual Discernment and Differential Diagnosis |
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Sexuality and the Church: How Acquired Values in Child Development Promote Healthy Sexual Expression - John T. Chirban |
p. 229 |
A Response to Chirban - Demetra Velisarios Jaquet |
p. 236 |
Gender Issues and Sexuality - Demetra Velisarios Jaquet |
p. 240 |
A Response to Jaquet - J. Stephen Muse |
p. 249 |
A Response to Muse - Demetra Velisarios Jaquet |
p. 254 |
Eros, Asceticism, and Marriage: A Seamless Connection? |
p. 257 |
Contributors |
p. 218 |
Product Description
Paperback: |
281 Pages |
Publisher: |
Holy Cross Orthodox Press |
ISBN: |
978-1-885652-49-2 |
Product Dimensions: |
6 x 9 x 0.8 inches |
Editor: |
John T. Chirban |
Publication Year: |
2001 |