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Brian Thorne - Julian of Norwich Radical Psychotherapist, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

Julian of Norwich Radical Psychotherapist

Radical Psychotherapist

Av Brian Thorne

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Brian Thorne considers the writings of Julian of Norwich in the light of modern psychotherapy, presenting her not simply as a medieval mystic but as a profoundly radical healer of the human person. Against a background of fear, alienation, violence, and self-hatred in contemporary society, he argues that Julian's vision of God as unconditional love speaks with extraordinary force to the psychological and spiritual wounds of the modern world.In Julian's encounters with suffering, sin, shame, and human vulnerability, Thorne finds trust, intimacy, forgiveness, and the healing of damaged identity. He shows how her conviction that every person is eternally loved by God offers a direct challenge to cultures of judgement, competition, and despair. In this study psychotherapy and contemplative theology are brought into creative dialogue, not to reduce one to the other but to illuminate the deepest human longing for wholeness and communion. Passionate, compassionate, and optimistic, this reflection reveals Julian's enduring power as a guide for troubled hearts and wounded societies.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-07-31
  • Mått: 110 x 160 x undefined mm
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 40
  • Förlag: SLG Press
  • ISBN: 9780728305397
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Brian Thorne (b. 1937) is an internationally renowned scholar and a co-founder of the Norwich Centre for Personal, Professional and Spiritual Development. A pioneer of the person-centred approach in the United Kingdom, he served for many years as the Director of Student Counselling at the University of East Anglia, where he is now Emeritus Professor. His prolific writing explores the profound intersection of psychotherapy and spiritual experience. Major publications include Behold the Man: A Therapist's Meditations on the Passion of Jesus Christ (1991), Person-Centred Counselling: Therapeutic and Spiritual Dimensions (1992), and The Mystical Power of Person-Centred Therapy (2002). An innovative practitioner, Thorne is celebrated for his 'relational' depth in therapy and his dedication to integrating pastoral theology with modern psychological insight, making his work essential reading for both therapists and spiritual directors.

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