Ann Ulanov here uses the psychological theory of D.W. Winnicott to understand and explore religious life. Sensitive to traditional religion's irrelevance for many people today, she argues that depth psychology in general, and Winnicott's work in particular, offer vital new ways in which to understand religious experience. Ulanov expands Winnicott's theory of "transitional space" - space between self and other - to include the space between an individual and the divine, and draws concrete implications from his theories for worship, prayer, doctrine, spirituality, the concepts of gender in theology, and the role of psychology in discovering God.
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Winnicott Brought to Life,
By LisaJoy Zillgitt (Christian Theological Seminary Indpls IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Finding Space: Winnicott, God and Psychic Reality (Hardcover)
Dr. Ulanov's latest work blends the theories of Winnicott with spiritual understanding so beautifully and simply that one is surprised by the gems of insight deposited in each chapter. She also weaves in themes from past books in such a way that you know the idea is familiar, like a childhood friend forgotten but suddenly recalled, but you are challenged to see them with a new prospective and find in them new insights. This book, from cover to cover, lifts up the importance of a space that is offered by God (though Ulanov does not seek to define this God but rather leaves that to the reader)in which true creativity and healing can mix and flow into everyday life. This book is powerfully written, with imagery so accessible and common that it moves the soul closer to that which is Divine. This book not only challenges the reader to explore their own understanding of God but to re-frame how they interact with others. I now have 2 copies of this book. One is my personal copy full of notes and reflections stirred up by the nature of the book while the other copy is for sharing. As a Pastoral Counselor in training I find this book a wonderful source and resource for those struggling to understand the importance of dependence and interdependence not only with others but also with the Divine. Thank you, Dr. Ulanov, for yet another life enriching book.
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We know Winnicott best for his descriptions of the space that grows between a mother and her infant to facilitate the infant's transition from absolute to relative dependence and eventually to independence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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We know Winnicott best for his descriptions of the space that grows between a mother and her infant to facilitate the infant's transition from absolute to relative dependence and eventually to independence. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
incommunicable core, primitive love impulse, mysterious core, primary creativity, instinctual experiences, inner psychic reality, excited love, pet gods, female element, illusory space, lifetime burning, manic defence, imaginative elaboration, creative living, subjective images, transitional space Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
True God, Lady Julian of Norwich, Mary Magdalene, New Testament New!
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- RC Series Bundle: Playing and Reality (Routledge Classics) by D. W. Winnicott on 15 pages
- Human Nature by D.W. Winnicott on 13 pages
- Home Is Where We Start From: Essays by a Psychoanalyst by D. W. Winnicott on 11 pages
- Holding and Interpretation: Fragment of an Analysis by D.w. Winnicott on 10 pages
- The Child, The Family And The Outside World (Classics in Child Development) by D. W. Winnicott on 9 pages
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- Learning Toward an Ecological Consciousness: Selected Transformative Practices by Edmund O'Sullivan on page 148
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