Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Hope

Jaklin A. Eliott

Jan 2005 · Nova Publishers

About this ebook

Hope is an aspect of human existence that appears increasingly significant in our modern world. However, what hope is, how it works, and why it is important continue to be debated, with different approaches to hope evident within different fields. This anthology of hope is unique in that it features contributions from many seminal writers and researchers across a wide range of disciplines, and thus offers multiple perspectives on this important and complex phenomenon. Hope is viewed through the lenses of theology, philosophy, politics, psychology, nursing, and medicine, with authors covering the histories and possible futures of hope and hope research. Encompassing the theoretical and the practical, the societal and the personal, this book will be a valuable resource to those commencing or conducting research into hope, and an enjoyable and insightful read for those wishing to know more about the state of hope today.

Ratings and reviews

Very lucid and clear It elaborates the history of hope theory and the growing division between emotional reactivism and thinking as the source of hope I enjoyed the developmental look at hope, pathway and agency with infants What I felt was lacking was more elaboration about how this kind of hope could be directed to psychotherapy and more specific examples of therapies i would want to know whether hope can be incorperated at a certain stage into dynamic psychotherapy, after a solid working relationship with a therapist has been established. My opinion is that there might possibly be an integration of hope work at various stages of psychotherapy with, children, parents and couples. I found this to be a very informative and readable book Miriam Grossman Harel Psychotherapist and author "Patchwork,children,trauma and therapy Karnac books