Awakening to Awe Personal Stories of Profound Transformation

by Schneider, Kirk J.

• ISBN13: 9780765706645
• ISBN10: 0765706644
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-20
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

Awakening to Awe is a self-help meditation on an alternative-and growing-spiritual movement. This is a movement comprised of people who resist the "quick-fix" model for healing, whether that model entails popping pills or adhering to doctrinal dogmas. As the testimonies in this book show, awakening to awe can profoundly transform lives. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Kirk J. Schneider is a licensed psychologist and leading spokesperson for humanistic psychology. He is the author of eight books, current editor of the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, adjunct faculty at Saybrook Graduate School, and vice president of the Existential-Humanistic Institute.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Introduction Awe-Wakening	p. 1
The Nature and Power of Awe	p. 4
Our Awe-Depleted Age	p. 7
What Keeps Us From Venturing?	p. 11
Happiness vs. Depth	p. 12
Fiddling While Rome Burns: The "Answer"-Driven Life	p. 15
The Stodgy Road to Awe	p. 17
Objective Uncertainty, Held Fast	p. 18
Awe as Adventure, Not Merely Bliss	p. 19
The Awe Survey: Format and Background	p. 21
Awe-Based Awakening: The New Testaments to Spirit	p. 25
Awakening In Education	p. 27
Jim Hernandez: From Gang Leader to Youth Educator	p. 30
Interview with Donna Marshall, Vice Principle of Jim's School	p. 48
Julia van der Ryn and a Class in Awe-Inspired Ethics	p. 51
Awakening From Childhood Trauma	p. 61
J. Fraser Pierson and the Awe of Natural Living	p. 61
Candice Hershman and the Awe of Unknowing	p. 81
Awakening From Drug Addiction	p. 91
Michael Cooper and Awe-Based Rehab	p. 91
Awakening Through Chronic Illness	p. 111
E. Mark Stem and Awe-Based Faith	p. 112
Awakening in Aging	p. 121
Reflections of Some Awestruck Elders	p. 122
Charles Gompertz and the Ministry of Life	p. 125
Awakening Through Humor	p. 137
Jeff Schneider and the Comic's Sense of Awe: Why I Live	p. 138
Toward an Awe-Based World Awakening: Guideposts to an Awe-Based Life	p. 147
Awe-Wakening in the Everyday	p. 151
Cracking the Cosmosphere	p. 152
Daily Portals and the Lenses of Awe	p. 152
The Societal Challenge	p. 171
Awe and the Democratic Character: A Deepening Bond	p. 171
The Experiential Democracy Project	p. 175
Conclusion	p. 179
Appendix: General and Specific Conditions that Foster (Or Discourage) Awe	p. 181
Notes	p. 185
Index	p. 197
About the Author	p. 207
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