Existential Foundations of Psychology

Van Kaam, Adrian L.

Image Books/Doubleday

The following study is a dialogue between the field of scientific psychology and the newly emerging awareness of the structure of man in relation to his world.

Existential Foundations of Psychology: With a New Foreword

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Psychology & Counseling

Univ Pr of Amer

Dust jacket notes: "Adrian van Kaam, the renowned initiator of the new religious discipline of formative spirituality, offers in this powerful and moving volume a commentary on the second half of the Last Discourse of Jesus. His explanation of the first half of the Discourse was given in the widely acclaimed work LOOKING FOR JESUS published in 1977. In both books he gives a creative and vivid illustration of how scripture reading can be done in an interesting, refreshingly different and spiritually helpful way. Father van Kaam's prayerful and poetic as well as practical approach to the spiritual truths of St. John's Gospel and the last moments of Jesus' existence on earth offers us many applications to our daily lives as Christians. Each chapter takes into account traditional as well as contemporary scriptural insight in the text and elevates it to the level of inspiring prayer in which the reader can participate. The book is an example of how formative scripture should be done and is a necessary volume for the library of every minister, priest, teacher of religion, director of formation and, indeed, every Christian."

The Mystery of Transforming Love

Religion & Spirituality

Dimension Books

Foundations for personality study: An Adrian van Kaam reader

A Light to the Gentiles: The Life Story of the Francis Libermann

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Literary Licensing, LLC

Description: To have known Adrian van Kaam in person is to have loved him for reasons human and spiritual. His kindness to everyone is as legendary as his fidelity to the mystery in all the peaks and valleys of daily life. His humility is the fire that enkindles his original vision of formative spirituality. His gentle, joyful spirit radiates on every page of this retelling of his life story. In it he takes us to the heart of his thinking in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation. He welcomes us wholeheartedly into the intimate corners of his family, his friendships, and his pastoral and professional life. He brings us into a little known arena of world history, the infamous Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944--1945. We travel with him from that bleak period through the renewal of his life's work in the United States to its crowning phase in the Epiphany Association, co-founded with his colleague and editor of this unforgettable work of love, Dr. Susan Muto.   Endorsements: ""Once more I marvel at how Divine Providence was so tangibly evident throughout Fr. van Kaam's life as he responded to the events that were the formative experiences from which the trilogy of Formation Science, Anthropology, and Theology emanated. Besides being a person of joy, his autobiography speaks to his being a man of deep faith and gratitude."" --Sister Sharon Richardt, DC Provincial Councillor for Ongoing Formation, Daughters of Charity  ""These memoirs have their roots not in theory but in experiences that range from the atrocity of occupation to the emergence of a body of work at once informative and deeply transformative. They offer an intriguing view of the author's personal history as the wellspring of writings that have touched my own heart as well as that of countless readers throughout the world. Here is a book not to be missed!"" --Fr. Ralph Tajak, OSB Chaplain, Epiphany Academy  ""For those of us whose lives were forever transformed by the grace of the Lord emanating from this man, as well as for the many future generations that will come to study Fr. van Kaam, these memoirs will be a cherished companion and often referenced source of inspiration and guidance. Most importantly, this life reflection will help pour the light of Christ upon the often perilous and uncertain path of committed persons seeking to live in fidelity to their life callings."" --Stephen L. Martyn Associate Professor Christian Leadership and Spirituality, Asbury Theological Seminary  ""I highly recommend this beautiful memoir to all people seeking to live a life dedicated to the deepest truths of their own faith and formation traditions. Adrian van Kaam's story describes not only how he discerned and lived God's truths for his life, but it invites us to, over a lifetime, to root ourselves humbly in the mystery as we cooperate with grace to release us from the tyranny of prideful self-importance and anxiety."" --Ronald L. Mead SVP/Chief Mission Integration Officer, St.Vincent Health   About the Contributor(s): Adrian van Kaam, CSSp, PhD, (1920--2007) was a professor of formative spirituality in Holland and the United States as well as chaplain and researcher-in-residence of the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is the author of The Transcendent Self (1991) and several other best-selling books in religion and psychology, in spirituality and formation theology.  Susan Muto, PhD, is the dean of the Epiphany Academy of Formative Spirituality and a renowned professor in the field of literature and spirituality. She is the author of A Practical Guide to Spiritual Reading (1994) and many other books on spiritual formation, reformation, and transformation.

The Life Journey of a Joyful Man of God

Wipf and Stock

Reading A Light to the Gentiles, a classic biography by the renowned spiritual writer and psychologist, Adrian van Kaam, has as much potential to change each reader's life as the light of divine grace changed the life of Venerable Francis Libermann, son of a Rabbi and a Christian convert whose destiny rested in the hands of Divine Providence. It is clear that the author's love for Libermann deeply affected his own understanding of the dynamics of purifying formation, illuminating reformation, and unifying transformation. The "Jew of Saverne" understood the Paschal Mystery as few Christians have. Libermann carried the cross--his "crucifying epiphany" with the joy of his "resurrection epiphany," letting go of the "old man of flesh" and becoming a new man in Christ Jesus. This is at once a work of exquisite scholarship and a labor of love that highlights the brilliance of a founder of a religious community, a great educator, and evangelizer, a suffering servant, and a man of immense gentleness and compassion for abandoned souls everywhere. No other life of Libermann so fills our spirit, heart, mind, and soul as this one.

A Light to the Gentiles: The Life Story of the Venerable Francis Libermann

Leaders & Notable People

To have known Adrian van Kaam in person is to have loved him for reasons human and spiritual. His kindness to everyone is as legendary as his fidelity to the mystery in all the peaks and valleys of daily life. His humility is the fire that enkindles his original vision of formative spirituality. His gentle, joyful spirit radiates on every page of this retelling of his life story. In it he takes us to the heart of his thinking in the fields of psychology and spiritual formation. He welcomes us wholeheartedly into the intimate corners of his family, his friendships, and his pastoral and professional life. He brings us into a little known arena of world history, the infamous Dutch Hunger Winter of 1944--1945. We travel with him from that bleak period through the renewal of his life's work in the United States to its crowning phase in the Epiphany Association, co-founded with his colleague and editor of this unforgettable work of love, Dr. Susan Muto.

The Life Journey of a Joyful Man of God: The Autobiographical Memoirs of Adrian van Kaam

Resource Publications

Dynamics of spiritual self-direction

Epiphany Association

Spirituality and the Gentle Life

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