A Forgotten Freudian: The Passion of Karl Stern (The History of Psychoanalysis Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (914 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 178220346X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 280 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Stern, like his cohort of Jewish converts, offers scholars of religion and the social sciences a study of hybrid identity, parental conflict, friendship, loss, religious conversion, and psychoanalytic debates, set against the backdrop of the signal movements and events of the twentieth century. Caroline Zilboorg, Life Member, Clare Hall, University of Cambridge) . Stern, a "Hebrew Catholic" born and educated in Germany, came to practice psychiatry in Canada in 1939, where he also displayed his talents as a best-selling non-fiction author, novelist, and skilled musician. A fine, heartfelt, moving work of intellectual biography and cultural history." (Louis Sass, author of Madness and Modernism and The Parad
His friendship and correspondence with Thomas Merton, psychiatrist/psychoanalyst Gregory Zilboorg, philosophers Jacques Maritain and Gabriel Marcel, activist Dorothy Day and novelist Graham Greene (among others) shed considerable light on Catholic intellectual life in the Cold War era, and the difficulties facing Stern, whose simultaneous efforts to combat Christian anti-Semitism and to integrate Freudian thought into the core of Catholic philosophy met with mixed results.. Stern firmly believed in the compatibility of science and faith, and was a star of the Catholic lecture circuit, where he often spoke about the evils of anti-Semitism. It also explored the long-standing inner-conflicts that preceded Stern’s conversion to Catholicism in 1943.The Pillar of Fire was a run-away best seller, and was followed by a series of remarkable books and papers that recommend Freud (and psychoanalysis generally) to Christian audiences, including The Third Revolution (1954), The Flight from Woman (1965) and Love and Success (1975). This book explores the life and work of a neglected figure in the history of psychoanalysis, Karl Stern, who brought Freudian theory and practice to Catholic (and Christian) audiences around the world.Karl Stern was a German-Jewish neurologist and psychiatrist who fled Germany in 1937 – first to London, then to Canada, where he taught
He was raised and educated in Toronto, Canada, and is married with two children. He is the author of numerous books and journal articles on the history of psychology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis, including The Legacy of Erich Fromm, The Wing of Madness: The Life and Work of R.D.Laing, and Erik Eriks
D. Kovacs said A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the "A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the 20th century" according to D. Kovacs. Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of 20th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full 2A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the 20th century D. Kovacs Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of 20th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full 24 hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author . hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author . 0th century. Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of "A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the 20th century" according to D. Kovacs. Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of 20th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full 2A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the 20th century D. Kovacs Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of 20th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full 24 hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author . hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author . 0th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full "A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the 20th century" according to D. Kovacs. Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of 20th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full 2A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the 20th century D. Kovacs Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of 20th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full 24 hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author . hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author . A much needed book on one of the great psychiatrists and intellectuals of the 20th century D. Kovacs Karl Stern, a German Jew who converted to the Catholic faith and emigrated to Canada, wrote some of the classics of 20th century literature in English (Pillar of Fire, Flight from Woman). His critique of modernity is one that can be admired by any intellectual traditionalist. And the story of his life kept me riveted to this book for a full 24 hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author . hours. Even some typos throughout the text aren't enough for me to knock off one star. The author