1. Religion and Psychotherapy 2. Judaism: A Toxic Marriage 3. Christianity: A Wife Who Died 4. Islam: A Son Who Died 5. Hinduism: A Dysfunctional Intimate Relationship 6. Buddhism: Grappling With Depression 7. Jainism: Being Fired from a Job 8. Confucianism: A Wife Who Says She Now is a Lesbian 9. Taoism. A Wife with Breast Cancer 10. Implications for Psychotherapy 11. Addendum, the “Faith” of Atheism: A Man Dying of Lung Cancer
Biography
Paul Marcus is a training and supervisory analyst at the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis in New York City. He holds the position of Co-Chair of the discussion group Psychoanalysis and Spirituality at the American Psychoanalytic Association and is the Editor of the Psychoanalytic Review.
“Paul Marcus has written a study of comparative religions, on the age-old problem of ‘when bad things happen to good people.’ He discusses eight of the major religious/spiritual traditions with sensitivity to their similarities and differences, especially as it relates to how individuals make their suffering sufferable. In part relying on narrative and Case vignettes, Marcus shows how enlightened versions of religion can enhance a person's life when they are in an extreme situation. This book is an important contribution to understanding trauma and resilience. It touches both surfaces and depths in ways that enhance contact with experience and opens possibilities of living.”
Michael Eigen, PhD, Author, Contact with the Depths.
“In this fascinating volume, taking his cue from the book of Job, Paul Marcus, through the lens of psychotherapy, examines the ways in which religions deal with the problem of the suffering of good people. His original perspective makes this a book of great value to those interested in the phenomenology of religion and comparative religions.”
Lawrence H. Schiffman, Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University.
