The road less traveled : a new psychology of love, traditional values and spiritual growth / M. Scott Peck.

Author/creator Peck, M. Scott
Format Book
Edition25th anniversary ed.
Edition1st Touchstone ed.
PublicationNew York : Touchstone, 2003.
Description315 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction to the 25th anniversary ed. -- I. Discipline : Problems and pain ; Delaying gratification ; The sins of the father ; Problem-solving and time ; Responsibility ; Neuroses and character disorders ; Escape from freedom ; Dedication to reality ; Transference: the outdated map ; Openness to challenge ; Withholding truth ; Balancing ; The healthiness of depression ; Renunciation and rebirth -- II. Love : Love defined ; Falling in "love" ; The myth of romantic love ; More about ego boundaries ; Dependency ; Cathexis without love ; "Self-sacrifice" ; Love is not a feeling ; The work of attention ; The risk of loss ; The risk of independence ; The risk of commitment ; The risk of confrontation ; Love is disciplined ; Love is separateness ; Love and psychotherapy ; The mystery of love -- III. Growth and religion : World views and religion ; The religion of science ; The case of Kathy ; The case of Marcia ; The case of Theodore ; The baby and the bath water ; Scientific tunnel vision -- IV. Grace : The miracle of health ; The miracle of the unconscious ; The miracle of serendipity ; The definition of grace ; The miracle of evolution ; The alpha and the omega ; Entropy and original sin ; The problem of evil ; The evolution of consciousness ; The nature of power ; Grace and mental illness: the myth of Orestes ; Resistance to grace ; The welcoming of grace.
Abstract A new psychology of love, traditional values, and spiritual growth.
General noteA Touchstone book."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
LCCN 2002075858
ISBN9780743243155 (pbk.)
ISBN0743243153 (pbk.)
Standard identifier# 9780743243155

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks BF637.S4 P43 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold