Charles B. Strozier

Grace for the Injured Self

Counseling, Grief & Mental Health

“This fine book elucidates a vital area of the thought of Heinz Kohut that has been undervalued: his contribution to pastoral counseling. Kohut himself was always interested in theology and was himself a deeply spiritual man. His psychology of empathy should claim the attention of all those interested in healing within the context of religion. This book should be read by all professionals in the field.”

The Antipatriarchal Jesus

Philosophy

“The Antipatriarchal Jesus is a meditation on psychoanalysis and the teachings of Jesus that is revolutionary in its insights. David Richards is deeply influenced by James Gilligan and Donald Winnicott and brilliantly contrasts an authentic understanding of Jesus’s teaching with the patriarchal Jesus the Romans created. Richards’s Jesus, whom Winnicott called the first psychotherapist, is a paragon of nonviolence and equality, an antipatriarchal prophet who serves as a moral guide for the perplexed.”