Spirituality & Religion - Counseling Books

New and Published Books

1. The Human Quest for Meaning

   Theories, Research, and Applications, 2nd Edition

   Edited by Paul T. P. Wong

   Series: Personality and Clinical Psychology

   The first edition of The Human Quest for Meaning was a major publication on the empirical research of meaning in life and its vital role in well-being, resilience, and psychotherapy. This new edition continues that quest and seeks to answer the questions, what is the meaning of life? How do we...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge
2. The Neurobiology of the Gods

   How Brain Physiology Shapes the Recurrent Imagery of Myth and Dreams

   By Erik D. Goodwyn

   Where does science end and religion begin? Can "spiritual" images and feelings be understood on a neurobiological level without dismissing their power and mystery? In this book, psychiatrist Erik Goodwyn addresses these questions by reviewing decades of research, putting together a compelling...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
3. The Psychology of Religion and Spirituality for Clinicians

   Using Research in Your Practice

   Edited by Jamie Aten, Kari O'Grady, Everett Worthington, Jr.

   Many therapists and counselors find themselves struggling to connect the research on the psychology of religion and spirituality to their clinical practice. This book will address this issue, providing a valuable resource for clinicians that will help translate basic research findings into useful...

   Published November 30th 2011 by Routledge
4. Sacred Matters

   Religion and Spirituality in Families

   By Wesley R. Burr, Loren D. Marks, Randal D. Day

   Sacred Matters explores the multi-disciplinary literature about the role of religion in family life and provides new research and a new theory about ways various aspects of the sacred are helpful and harmful. The authors hope that their new conceptual framework will stimulate new research and...

   Published October 25th 2011 by Routledge Academic
5. Counseling Muslims

   Handbook of Mental Health Issues and Interventions

   Edited by Sameera Ahmed, Mona M. Amer

   A young female client presents with anorexia nervosa and believes that her problem has its roots in magic; parents are helpless in the face of their son's substance abuse issues; an interracial couple cannot agree on how to discipline their children.How would you effectively help these clients...

   Published September 5th 2011 by Routledge
6. Spirituality in Clinical Practice

   Theory and Practice of Spiritually Oriented Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition

   By Len Sperry

   Psychotherapists are increasingly expected to incorporate the spiritual as well as the psychological dimension in their professional work. Therapists also are increasingly required to utilize evidence-based practices and demonstrate the effectiveness of their practice. An ever-increasing number of...

   Published July 13th 2011 by Routledge
7. Depression and the Soul

   A Guide to Spiritually Integrated Treatment

   By John R. Peteet

   In Depression and the Soul, John Peteet proves the old adage that the best physician is also a philosopher. He considers how to approach the problem of depression within a larger context, and reviews current concepts of successful living relative to the heart (emotion and volition), the mind (...

   Published August 1st 2010 by Routledge
8. The Spiritual Horizon of Psychotherapy

   Edited by William S. Schmidt, Merle R. Jordan

   This book explores the wise and conscious use of spiritual resources within counselling and psychotherapy. Written by veteran clinicians from different spiritual perspectives, and from various therapeutic schools of thought, this book provides a broad view of how the spiritual is present within...

   Published October 25th 2009 by Routledge
9. Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience

   Integrating Care in Disaster Relief Work

   Edited by Grant H. Brenner, Daniel H. Bush, Joshua Moses

   Creating Spiritual and Psychological Resilience explores the interface between spiritual and psychological care in the context of disaster recovery work, drawing upon recent disasters including but not limited to, the experiences of September 11, 2001. Each of the three sections that make up the...

   Published October 20th 2009 by Routledge
10. Rediscovering Confession

    The Practice of Forgiveness and Where it Leads

    By David A. Steere

    Rediscovering Confession is about recovering the experience of confession, in danger now of becoming a lost art. It identifies four elements present in psychotherapy and confession: a state of heightened self-awareness, a growing realization that our predicament points in some...

    Published May 25th 2009 by Routledge