Preface to the Revised Edition
Chapter 1.
Introduction to the Phenomenon of Self-Destructiveness
Chapter 2.
Research Design and Method of the Study
Chapter 3.
The Emerging Consciousness of Self-Destructiveness in History and Psychology
Chapter 4.
The Ghosts of Abandoned Meaning and Formless Destructiveness
Chapter 5.
The Eclipse of the Sacred and the Darkening of the World
Chapter 6.
Contemporary Manifestations of Self-Destructiveness
Chapter 7.
Conclusion and Discussion
Chapter 8.
What Cannot Be Resolved
Chapter 9.
Moral Injury
Chapter 10.
The Shattered Interior
Chapter 11.
Integration and the Problem of Living with What Does Not Disappear
Chapter 12.
Faith Without Consolation
References
Biography
Brent Potter is a psychoanalyst and author known for his work at the intersection of psychology, philosophy, and faith. With over three decades of clinical experience, his writing explores the depths of human suffering, healing, and meaning through accessible yet profound existential and psychoanalytic inquiry. Potter is recognized for pioneering theological psychoanalysis, integrating existential-phenomenological inquiry with Christian and psychoanalytic traditions.
