Books by Dr. Hoffman | Books with Chapters by Dr. Hoffman
Existential Psychology East-West by Louis Hoffman, Mark Yang, Francis Kaklauskas, and Albert Chan Overview: Existential Psychology East-West presents a dialogue between leading Eastern and Western Scholars on existential psychology and psychotherapy. This unique book places emphasis on dialogue and mutual growth instead of merely applying existential psychology in an Eastern context. The book begins with an thorough overview of existential psychology as it has been developed in the West, particularly the tradition of Rollo May and James F. T. Bugental. The second section of the book immerses the reader in a dialogue between East and West including many important historical and contemporary Chinese scholars. This section has chapters by leading existential scholars Kirk Schneider and Erik Craig, among others. The final section of the book explores a variety of myths, which are understood as being cultural specific responses to the existential givens. Drawing on Rollo May's theory in the book The Cry for Myth, these stories provide an in depth analysis on how various cultural myths can illuminate ways individual cultures have faced the existential givens. |
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The God Image Handbook for Spiritual Counseling and Psychotherapy: Research, Theory, and Practice Overview: Each person has two ideas of God—the God concept and the God image. The God concept is intellectual in nature, while the God image is the subjective emotional experience of God that is shaped by a person's family history. Those who struggle with mental health issues often have a God image that is distant, critical, and judgmental because they had parents who behaved that way. God Image Handbook for Spiritual Counseling and Psychotherapy: Research, Theory, and Practice provides therapists with the tools to effectively treat clients who harbor God image issues. This unique manual builds upon strong philosophical and research foundations to offer seven practical clinical approaches to working with the God image in psychotherapy. Leading clinicians and researchers from various disciplines offer expert insight and analysis to provide therapists with in-depth understanding of the God image. |
Brilliant Sanity: Buddhist Approaches to Psychotherapy Overview: Brilliant Sanity explores the diverse and evolving interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy. This volume includes chapters that discuss how Buddhism interacts with contemporary clinical theory and practices such as cognitive-behavioral therapy, group therapy, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, the treatment of psychosis, existential psychology, body psychotherapy, therapist subjectivity and more. Contributors include Tibetan meditation teachers such as Chogyam Trungpa and the Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche, psychiatrists and psychoanalysts such as Mark Epstein and Ed Podvoll, eminent Buddhist psychologists such as Han De Wit, Karen Wegela and Robert Unger, as well as other prominent psychotherapists and researchers. As Harvard Medical School Professor, Eleanor Councilman writes, “It make the reader aware of the multitudes of Eastern and Western perspectives and is one of the most culturally sensitive psychological books I have read. It is extremely readable and enjoyable.” The Sakyong Jamgon Mipham Rinpoche commented that this collection “brings forth the heart of Buddhism as applied to the contemporary practice of psychology.” |
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Spirituality and Psychological Health Overview: Beginning with the early days of psychology, a tenuous relationship emerged with spirituality and religion. Recent years brought new collaborative efforts to explore the relationships between these very different fields. Spirituality and Psychological Health represents a new direction in this movement. The authors begin with an exploration of the often neglected topic of psychological development and spirituality. Building upon this foundation, a variety of important issues including evil, ethnic and religious diversity, values, and therapeutic applications are discussed. Many of the contributors to this volume have backgrounds in both psychotherapy and the spiritual/religious disciplines making this a unique contribution to the field. Reviews: This is a useful and important book that uniquely emphasizes psychological health and the developmental aspects of spirituality. Highly recommended.” |
Books with Chapters by Louis Hoffman, PhD
Existential-Integrative Psychotherapy: Guideposts to the Core of Practice Chapter: |
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The Healing Power of Spirituality: How Faith Helps Humans Thrive (3 Volumes) Chapters: The Dynamics of Religions Experience and Psychological Health: An Existential-Psychodynamic Approach (Volume 3)
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Miracles: God, Science, and Psychology in the Paranormal (3 Volumes) Chapters: The Miraculous in Mental Illness (Volume 3) Spiritualizing the Unknown (Volume 3) |
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The Encyclopedia of Psychology and Religion Contributions: Fundamentalism by Louis Hoffman & Erica Palmer |
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Low-cost Approaches to Promote Physical and Mental Health Chapter: |
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Whole Person Health Care (3 Volumes) Chapter: |