Physicians of the Soul: Psychologies of the World's Great Spiritual Teachers [Paperback]

Robert M. May (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins Distribution Services (May 26, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916349535
• ISBN-13: 978-0916349530
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,953,585 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A physician to the soul looks at Physicians of the Soul, December 17, 2000

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Kenneth H. Hamilton "Ken H Hope" (South Paris, ME United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Physicians of the soul: The psychologies of the world's great spiritual teachers (Hardcover)

This rich experiential study of the wondrous relationship of the great spiritual teachings of Lao-Tzu, Moses, Jesus, Siddhattha Gotama, Krishna and Muhammed expanded my experience with these Great Ones. It is so personal, so readable, and so well laid out that it was a great joy to read. I have been working with the souls and egos of my surgical patients for a quarter-century, and May has given me a gift that I now share both directly and indirectly with them. The experience of reading his book is immensely helpful in understanding the difference between soul and spirit. Indeed, May is a shaman helping us recover the loss of our species' soul that occurred when we entered the Age of Reason, could not prove the soul's existence, and threw it out.

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Physicians of the Soul, November 8, 2003

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Rev. Luther E. Peterson (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Physicians of the Soul: Psychologies of the World's Great Spiritual Teachers (Paperback)

I have not read anything before that does such a careful, insightful, and interesting job of analyzing and comparing the world's great religions and their founders. PHYSICIANS OF THE SOUL by Dr. Robert May also brings a wealth of psychological insights to spiritual claims and experiences and an enrichment of spiritual light to psychological phenomena. In a world where religious fanatics continue to attack one another and everyone else, mislead their followers, and spread confusion and hostility everywhere, PHYSICIANS OF THE SOUL is a refreshing, clarifying and much needed work. I hope it will be widely used in
classrooms as well as for individual enlightenment.

Rev. Luther E Peterson B.A., M.Div, Pastor Emeritus of St. Olaf Lutheran
Church, Minneapolis Minnesota

5.0 out of 5 stars Seek and you will find., February 1, 2000

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Jackie M. Sthilaire "Memere Jackie" (Manchester, NH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Physicians of the Soul: Psychologies of the World's Great Spiritual Teachers (Paperback)

Robert May shares with us his search for the authentic self, the self realized. He sets before us some spiritual teachings of the world. From Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam he takes us through these teachings and also gives us his own spiritual history. Other author's that I consider worth reading in the quest of the spiritual life are Henri Nouwen, Morton Kelsey, John Sanford (both Jungian) and M. Scott Peck.