Main description:

This book traces the various influences on the development of Harry S. Guntrip's thought, including his personal history of family relationships, memberships in various religious organizations, and the weight of his academic professional mentors, both theological and psycoanalytic, Ronald Fairbairn and Donald Winnicott. Guntrip, both a minister and lay therapist, is shown as a fascinating example of the adversarial tension between psychology and theology, commonly known as the battle between science and religion.

Contents:

Part One. The Nature of Theology and Philosophy in Relation to Psychoanalysis 1. The Philosophy and Theology of Psychoanalysis 2. The Psychoanalysis of Theology and Philosophy Part Two. Historical Contexts of Guntrip's Psychology and Theology 3. History of the British Independent Tradition in England 4. The Psychology and Theology of John Macmurray: Guntrip's Transitional Object from Religion to Object Relations 5. Fairbairn's Theological Roots and Impact on Guntrip 6. The Influence of D.W. Winnicott on Harry Guntrip 7. Guntrip's Relationship with Fairbairn and Winnicott Part Three. Guntrip's Theology as Internal Object to His Psychoanalytic Psychology 8. Guntrip's Psychoanalytic Theology: From Morality to "Grace Made Perfect in Weakness" 9. Paradox: The Integration of Polarities