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A Psychology of Hope: A Biblical Response to Tragedy and Suicide » (Revised)

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Authors: Kalman J. Kaplan, Matthew B. Schwartz
ISBN-13: 9780802832719, ISBN-10: 0802832717
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Date Published: September 2008
Edition: Revised

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Author Biography: Kalman J. Kaplan

KALMAN J. KAPLAN is Professor of Psychology at Wayne State University, Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinios at Chicago, and at Spertus College of Judaica, and Research Associate in Psychiarty at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center.

MATTHEW B. SCHWARTZ teaches history at Wayne State University.

Book Synopsis

Combines the disciplines of history and psychology to explain the suicidal element in Western culture and how to treat it.

Table of Contents

Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
IThe Problem of Suicide1
1To Be or Not to Be? The Question of Suicide3
2Suicide in Graeco-Roman Thought13
3Suicide in Jewish and Christian Thought29
IIIndividual Case Studies53
4Cycle versus Development: Narcissus or Jonah55
5Suicide in Greek Tragedy69
6Suicide and Suicide Prevention in the Hebrew Bible93
IIIFamily Influences105
7Couples: Polarization versus Growth107
8The Suicide-Promoting Structure of the Greek Family: Oedipus and Electra121
9The Suicide-Preventing Structure of the Hebrew Family: Isaac and Ruth137
IVThe Prevention of Suicide155
10From Tragedy to Therapy: A Psychology of Hope157
Bibliography165
Index175

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