The Three Christs Of Ypsilanti

Author : Milton Rokeach
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-04-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781590173985

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The Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach Pdf

On July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II. The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one another’s company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant, amusing, and at times disturbing. Displaying the sympathy and subtlety of a gifted novelist, Rokeach draws us into the lives of three troubled and profoundly different men who find themselves “confronted with the ultimate contradiction conceivable for human beings: more than one person claiming the same identity.”

Author : Milton Rokeach
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2008-06-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781439118887

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Understanding Human Values by Milton Rokeach Pdf

This volume presents theoretical, methodological, and empirical advances in understanding, and also in the effects of understanding, individual and societal values.

Author : John Ortberg
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780310413448

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Who Is This Man? by John Ortberg Pdf

The day after Jesus' death, whatever small mark he made on the world seemed destined to disappear. Instead, his impact on human history has been unparalleled, leading believers and nonbelievers alike to ask, Who Is This Man? In Who Is This Man, bestselling author John Ortberg explores the paradox of Jesus, history's most familiar figure while simultaneously the man no one knows. Who Is This Man traces Jesus' incredible life and legacy from his days on Earth to the present moment, showing us: How his vision of life continues to haunt and challenge humanity The ways his influence has inspired movements in art, science, government, medicine, and education How his lessons about dignity, compassion, forgiveness, and hope continue to influence humanity Join John Ortberg as he shares how Jesus' influence has swept over history and how his vision of life continues to impact us today. Praise for Who Is This Man?: "Sometimes in the clutter and noise of 'religion,' we lose sight of who Jesus is. Once again, John Ortberg helps us do what he does best: he helps us see God as he really is and connect with him amid all the noise. This book is a gift." --Dr. Henry Cloud, psychologist, coauthor of the bestselling Boundaries books "We live in a period where the divide between the secular and the sacred has never been greater. Who Is This Man? bridges this gap by sharing in his inimitable and entertaining style the undeniable and profound impact of Jesus Christ on our world. His impact, over two thousand years later, is more profound on the day-to-day lives of people--believers or not--than the impact of any other person at any point in history. John shows how Christ came to teach us how to live and in the process changed the world forever and for good." --Ron Johnson, CEO, J. C. Penney

Author : Milton Rokeach
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781681375076

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The Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach Pdf

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE This landmark case study of three schizophrenic patients offers a “rare and eccentric journey” into madness, shining a light on the ethical dilemmas of institutionalized care in the mid-20th century (Slate) On July 1, 1959, at Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, the social psychologist Milton Rokeach brought together three paranoid schizophrenics: Clyde Benson, an elderly farmer and alcoholic; Joseph Cassel, a failed writer who was institutionalized after increasingly violent behavior toward his family; and Leon Gabor, a college dropout and veteran of World War II. The men had one thing in common: each believed himself to be Jesus Christ. Their extraordinary meeting and the two years they spent in one another’s company serves as the basis for an investigation into the nature of human identity, belief, and delusion that is poignant, amusing, and at times disturbing. Displaying the sympathy and subtlety of a gifted novelist, Rokeach draws us into the lives of three troubled and profoundly different men who find themselves “confronted with the ultimate contradiction conceivable for human beings: more than one person claiming the same identity.”

Author : Donald Capps
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2010-11-16
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781442205949

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Understanding Psychosis by Donald Capps Pdf

Severe mental illness afflicts many men and women throughout their lives, often without warning, and almost always with devastating results. This book takes a look at psychosis, and contends that although the delusions and hallucinations of the psychotic person are misguided and confused, they are understandable when viewed in the context of a person's life. Using real life examples, Capps covers the prevalence of psychotic illness; the long-range effects of deinstitutionalization on mentally ill persons, their families, and their communities; family members' responses to their mentally ill relative; rehabilitation and prevention approaches and methods; the nature of delusions and hallucinations; the delusional belief that one is someone else; and the realization of mental stability.

Author : Milton Rokeach
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Psychology, Pathological
ISBN : LCCN:63002157

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The Three Christs of Ypsilanti by Milton Rokeach Pdf

Author : Richard Noll
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 433 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780816075089

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The Encyclopedia of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders by Richard Noll Pdf

Deals with the subject of Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders. With more than 600 entries, this work features a foreword and an introduction, and references and appendixes. Its coverage includes the history, treatment, diagnosis, and medical research and theories regarding this class of mental illness.

Author : Anne Sexton
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 061808343X

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Transformations by Anne Sexton Pdf

These poem-stories are a strange retelling of seventeen Grimms fairy tales, including "Snow White," "Rumpelstiltskin," "Rapunzel," "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," "The Frog Prince," and "Red Riding Hood." Astonishingly, they are as wholly personal as Anne Sexton's most intimate poems. "Her metaphoric strength has never been greater -- really funny, among other things, a dark, dark laughter" (C.K. Williams).

Author : Max Malikow
Publisher : University Press of America
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-02-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780761844174

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Philosophy 101 by Max Malikow Pdf

'Oh, no, not another philosophy book!' After twenty-six centuries of reflecting and writing, what can be said about philosophy that hasn't already been said? This book is different because it is written for students who are not interested in philosophy or who are struggling to understand it. Professor Malikow makes it easy to understand the sophisticated ideas and profound truths of philosophy by his use of everyday language, analogies, examples, and stories mixed with a bit of humor.

Author : Jeffrey Sconce
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2019-02-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781478002444

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The Technical Delusion by Jeffrey Sconce Pdf

Delusions of electronic persecution have been a preeminent symptom of psychosis for over two hundred years. In The Technical Delusion Jeffrey Sconce traces the history and continuing proliferation of this phenomenon from its origins in Enlightenment anatomy to our era of global interconnectivity. While psychiatrists have typically dismissed such delusions of electronic control as arbitrary or as mere reflections of modern life, Sconce demonstrates a more complex and interdependent history of electronics, power, and insanity. Drawing on a wide array of psychological case studies, literature, court cases, and popular media, Sconce analyzes the material and social processes that have shaped historical delusions of electronic contamination, implantation, telepathy, surveillance, and immersion. From the age of telegraphy to contemporary digitality, the media emerged within such delusions to become the privileged site for imagining the merger of electronic and political power, serving as a paranoid conduit between the body and the body politic. Looking to the future, Sconce argues that this symptom will become increasingly difficult to isolate, especially as remote and often secretive powers work to further integrate bodies, electronics, and information.

Author : Max Malikow
Publisher : Government Institutes
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-20
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780761851417

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Being Human by Max Malikow Pdf

The thread running through this collection of essays is the inviolate marriage between philosophy and psychology. This book explores the connections made between the two disciplines by famous thinkers such as Aristotle, Albert Camus, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Lawrence Kohlberg, John Robert Coles, and Viktor Frankl.

Author : Nathan Ballantyne
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190847289

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Knowing Our Limits by Nathan Ballantyne Pdf

Changing our minds isn't easy. Even when we recognize our views are disputed by intelligent and informed people, we rarely doubt our rightness. Why is this so? How can we become more open-minded, putting ourselves in a better position to tolerate conflict, advance collective inquiry, and learn from differing perspectives in a complex world? Nathan Ballantyne defends the indispensable role of epistemology in tackling these issues. For early modern philosophers, the point of reflecting on inquiry was to understand how our beliefs are often distorted by prejudice and self-interest, and to improve the foundations of human knowledge. Ballantyne seeks to recover and modernize this classical tradition by vigorously defending an interdisciplinary approach to epistemology, blending philosophical theorizing with insights from the social and cognitive sciences. Many of us need tools to help us think more circumspectly about our controversial views. Ballantyne develops a method for distinguishing between our reasonable and unreasonable opinions, in light of evidence about bias, information overload, and rival experts. This method guides us to greater intellectual openness--in the spirit of skeptics from Socrates to Montaigne to Bertrand Russell--making us more inclined to admit that sometimes we don't have the right answers. With vibrant prose and fascinating examples from science and history, Ballantyne shows how epistemology can help us know our limits.

Author : Mark Buchanan
Publisher : Multnomah
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2001-02-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781576737743

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Your God is Too Safe by Mark Buchanan Pdf

Here's a thoughtful, probing exploration of why Christians get stuck in the place of complacency, dryness, and tedium -- and how to move on to new levels of spiritual passion! Buchanan shows how the majority of Christians begin their spiritual journey with excitement and enthusiasm -- only to get bogged down in a "borderland" -- an in-between space beyond the "old life" but short of the abundant, adventurous existence promised by Jesus. Citing Jonah, he examines the problem of "borderland living" -- where doubt, disappointment, guilt, and wonderlessness keep people in a quagmire of mediocrity -- then offers solutions ... effective ways to get unstuck and move into a bold, unpredictable, exhilarating walk with Christ. Inspired writing!

Author : J. Ajlouny
Publisher : Fresh Ink Group
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2022-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781947893610

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Practical Problems by J. Ajlouny Pdf

In Goin’ Legit, mobsters seek a conventional bank loan with hilarious results. In The Angry Ashtray, an inanimate object comes to life and has a surprising view about familiarity. In Bluesman Brando, actor Marlon Brando pays a surprising and surreal visit to a suburban family. In Up from the Ashes a local historical society decides to turn back the clock—way back! In A Hard Way’s Night an aging rock band regroups to bid goodbye to the grungy ballroom where they got their start. And in The Three Christs of Ypsilanti, based entirely upon a true story, three psychotics attempt to convince a psychologist they are each the son of God. There are four more stories too delicious to summarize. Practical Problems delivers what it promises!

Author : Theodore Ziolkowski
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2002-04-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579109318

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Fictional Transfigurations of Jesus by Theodore Ziolkowski Pdf

Many novels revolve round the figure of Jesus. Some of the finest of them are defined by Ziolkowski as fictional transfigurations of Jesus. They share a modern hero patterned on Jesus the culture-hero, whose life consisted of the motifs of the last supper, lonely agony, betrayal, trial, and crucifixion. The aesthetic challenge of adapting this most familiar story for their generation has attracted an unusual number of great writers, among them Papini, Kazantzakis, Hesse, Mann, Greene, Faulkner, and Gore Vidal. The form began with the new image of a humanized Jesus which developed in the 19th century. The interest in religious paranoia and hysteria at the turn of the century instantly expanded its potentialities as novelists began to explore the theme of christomania. This was followed by studies of Jesus as a mythic figure and then Marxist-oriented portraits of Comrade Jesus. Finally the form became inverted into parody in the Fifth Gospels in which not Jesus, but Judas, is the central figure.