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The Soul of Desire

Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community

by Curt Thompson

  • Hardback
  • 248 pages
  • Publisher: Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)
  • 16 x 23.3 x 2.2 cm

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For those seeking understanding of desire and beauty

Helps you heal trauma that blocks your creativity

You will embrace your true self and God’s beauty

The Soul of Desire explores how our longings shape beauty and community.
Anna Hockley

Anna Hockley

Eden Christian Books Specialist

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We are people of desire. In The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known--and what's more, that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty, revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand. But both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty have been marred by trauma and shame, collapsing our imagination for what God has for us and blinding us to the possibility that beauty could ever emerge from our ashes. Drawing on his work in interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice, Thompson presents a powerful picture of the capacity of the believing community to reshape our imaginations, hold our desires and griefs together, and invite us into the beauty of God's presence. The Soul of Desire is a mature, creative work, weaving together neuroscience and spiritual formation to open up new horizons for thinking not only about the nature of the mind, but about what it means to be human.
The Soul of Desire and The Soul of Shame
The Soul of ShameThe Soul of Desire

  • Title

    The Soul of Desire

  • Author

    Curt Thompson

  • Book Format

    Hardcover

  • Publisher

    Intervarsity Press (IVP USA)

  • Published

    October 2021

  • Weight

    495g

  • Page Count

    248

  • Dimensions

    16 x 23.3 x 2.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781514002100

  • ISBN-10

    1514002108

  • Eden Code

    5556136