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A Biblical Response to Tragedy and Suicide
出版Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2008-10-07
主題Psychology / Clinical PsychologyPsychology / Social PsychologyPsychology / SuicideReligion / Biblical Studies / GeneralReligion / Christian Living / Social IssuesReligion / Christian Theology / Ethics
ISBN08028327179780802832719
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=1UDoKbYmlO8C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Can examining the difference between the attitude toward suicide in ancient Greek culture and the Bible provide a positive, biblical alternative to the rising suicidal element in modern Western culture? Kalman Kaplan and Matthew Schwartz develop such a biblical psychology in this book by combining the disciplines of history, psychology, and religion.

Ancient Greek society shows an obsessive interest in suicide and death. Kaplan and Schwartz explore the psychodynamic roots of that tendency and contrast it with the biblical stories, which speak little of suicide and approach reality and freedom in terms of a personal, lifegiving God. It is here that Kaplan and Schwartz find a viable solution for the hopelessness so prevalent in Western culture today.