Spiritual Disciplines, Modern Brain Research and Bosch's Psychological Model of Human Dysfunction

First I discuss aims and methods of spiritual disciplines from all times and ages. Difficulties that people experience in maintaining spiritual disciplines are described. Modern brain research sheds light on the question as to why this is so. The new psychotherapy of the Dutch psychologist Bosch is...

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Main Author: Bisschops, Anke M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2009
In: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Year: 2009, Volume: 63, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 1-9
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Summary:First I discuss aims and methods of spiritual disciplines from all times and ages. Difficulties that people experience in maintaining spiritual disciplines are described. Modern brain research sheds light on the question as to why this is so. The new psychotherapy of the Dutch psychologist Bosch is presented, which takes into account new insights of modern brain research and which bears striking similarities with universal spiritual disciplines. Some similarities are presented and implications of the findings are discussed.
ISSN:2167-776X
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pastoral care & counseling
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/154230500906300302