1st Edition
Practical Applications of Transforming the Attachment Relationship to God Using Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy
Acknowledgments
Note on the Text
Chapter 1. Introduction
Part I. Using Autobiographies to Illustrate Attachment to God: Three Attachment Relationship Patterns
Chapter 2. Coretta Scott King: Secure Attachment to the Living God
Chapter 3. Anne Frank: Anxious-Resistant Attachment—Higher Power as Compensation
Chapter 4. Bill W.: Anxious-Avoidant Attachment—Higher Power as Compensation
Chapter 5. Sigmund Freud: Anxious-Avoidant Attachment—in Denial About the Possibility of a Higher Power
Part II. A Clinical Application of Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy
Chapter 6. A Yogi in Attachment-Informed Psychotherapy: A Spiritually Informed Case Conceptualization
Chapter 7. What I Have Personally Learned from Writing this Book
Author Index
Subject Index
Biography
Geoff Goodman is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Emory University School of Medicine and Associate Professor of Psychology and Spiritual Care in the Emory University Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. He holds board certifications in clinical psychology and psychoanalysis from the American Board of Professional Psychology.
“Drawing from psychological attachment theory and pastoral care theology, “Our Refuge and Strength: Using Psychoanalytic Techniques to Transform the Attachment Relationship to God” is the best integration of psychology and spirituality to date. Moreover, the author’s insightful case studies demonstrate the mysterious dynamics of moving from theory to practice. All readers, from seasoned professional therapists to aspiring student chaplains, will treasure Goodman’s book.” – John Snarey, Franklin N. Parker Professor Emeritus, Emory University
“With his landmark achievement Our Refuge and Strength: Transforming Attachment to the Living God, Dr. Goodman provides key extensions to previous research on the attachment-religion connection. He takes this work to the therapy room as well as to flesh and blood of lived experience – his own and that of important historical figures. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, which is a must-read for anyone interested in the attachment-religion connection.” – Pehr Granqvist, The Eneroth Professor of Psychology, Dept. of Psychology, Stockholm University
