Christopher O'Rourke
Biographic Data
| ID | 5938196 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christopher O'Rourke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christopher |
| FAMILY NAME | O'Rourke |
| SIGNATURE | ROURKE C O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Suffolk University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Psychotherapy as Sacrament
The author suggests a number of corollaries between practices of contemplative Christianity and concepts found in psychodynamic psychotherapy. The act of looking upon the suffering of another – so central to both contemplative Christianity and psychotherapy – is compared to the monastic spiritual practice of lectio divina, the meditative reading of sacred texts. The practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy is conceptualized as a vocation to the co…
Listening for the sacred
This study was undertaken to examine spiritual and religious issues among adults suffering from mental illness. The research also explored how group psychotherapy as a treatment modality can assist mentally ill adults in resolving spiritual and religious crises and identifying spiritual resources as agents in the healing process. Twelve clients in a psychiatric day treatment program participated in a weekly Spiritual Issues group co‐led by the au…
Listening for the sacred
This study was undertaken to examine spiritual and religious issues among adults suffering from mental illness. The research also explored how group psychotherapy as a treatment modality can assist mentally ill adults in resolving spiritual and religious crises and identifying spiritual resources as agents in the healing process. Twelve clients in a psychiatric day treatment program participated in a weekly Spiritual Issues group co‐led by the au…
Listening for the sacred
This study was undertaken to examine spiritual and religious issues among adults suffering from mental illness. The research also explored how group psychotherapy as a treatment modality can assist mentally ill adults in resolving spiritual and religious crises and identifying spiritual resources as agents in the healing process. Twelve clients in a psychiatric day treatment program participated in a weekly Spiritual Issues group co‐led by the au…
Psychotherapy as Sacrament
The author suggests a number of corollaries between practices of contemplative Christianity and concepts found in psychodynamic psychotherapy. The act of looking upon the suffering of another – so central to both contemplative Christianity and psychotherapy – is compared to the monastic spiritual practice of lectio divina, the meditative reading of sacred texts. The practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy is conceptualized as a vocation to the co…
Alternative medicine (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works) · Spiritual practice (2 works) · Spirituality (2 works) · Active listening (1 work) · Christianity (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work)