{"product_id":"psyche-and-soul-in-america-robert-h-abzug-9780199754373","title":"Psyche and Soul in America: The Spiritual Odyssey of Rollo May","description":"In post-World War II America and especially during the turbulent 1960s and 1970s, the psychologist Rollo May contributed profoundly to the popular and professional response to a widely felt sense of personal emptiness amid a culture in crisis. May addressed the sources of depression, powerlessness, and conformity but also mapped a path to restore authentic individuality, intimacy, creativity, and community. A psychotherapist by trade, he employed theology, philosophy, literature, and the arts to answer a central enduring question: \"How, then, shall we live?\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobert Abzug's definitive biography traces May's epic life from humble origins in the Protestant heartland of the Midwest to his longtime practice in New York City and his participation in the therapeutic culture of California. May's books--\u003cem\u003eLove and Will\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMan's Search for Himself\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Courage to Create\u003c\/em\u003e, and others--as well as his championing of non-medical therapeutic practice and introduction of Existential psychotherapy to America marked important contributions to the profession. Most of all, May's compelling prose reached millions of readers from all walks of life, finding their place, as Noah Adams noted in his NPR eulogy, \"on a hippy's bookshelf.\" And May was one of the founders of the humanistic psychology movement that has shaped the very vocabulary with which many Americans describe their emotional and spiritual lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on full and uncensored access to May's papers and original oral interviews, \u003cem\u003ePsyche and Soul in America \u003c\/em\u003ereveals his turbulent inner life, his religious crises, and their influence on his contribution to the world of psychotherapy and the culture beyond. It adds new and intimate dimensions to an important aspect of America's romance with therapy, as the site for the exploration of spiritual strivings and moral dilemmas unmet for many by traditional religion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert H. Abzug\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199754373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199754373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.50w x 1.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021","brand":"Robert H. Abzug","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43987497779455,"sku":"9780199754373","price":37.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c694ee13-ef4e-413b-8eb2-32cf5e96f798.jpg?v=1683289340","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/psyche-and-soul-in-america-robert-h-abzug-9780199754373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}