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Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community

Contributor(s): Thompson, Curt (Author), Fujimura, Makoto (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9781514002100

Publisher: IVP

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Pub Date: October 5, 2021

Dewey: 248.2

LCCN: 2021024324

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.10" H x 9.00" L x 6.30" W ( 0.90 lbs) 248 pages

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Description:

A Spiritual and Neurobiological Redemption of Desire

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.

The Soul of Desire is a mature, creative work that:

  • Weaves together neuroscience and spiritual formation by drawing on Thompsons work in interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice,
  • Opens up new horizons for thinking about the nature of the mind and what it means to be human, and
  • 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.

Brief description:

Makoto Fujimura is an internationally recognized contemporary artist whose work appears in major museums and galleries around the world. He is also an award-winning author of five books, including Art Is, Art and Faith, Beauty and Justice, and Silence and Beauty. He is the founder of IAMCultureCare and the Fujimura Institute. Fujimura served on the National Council on the Arts as a presidential appointee and he is a celebrated speaker and advocate for the arts.

Review Quotes:

"Everything Curt writes is life changing for me, and The Soul of Desire is no different. He connects the dots between science and faith through the lens of beauty and relationships. Further, the more you understand why you long for intimacy, the more empowered you become to receive it. We were never meant to live alone. You'll love this empowering book!"

Rebekah Lyons, author of Rhythms of Renewal and You Are Free

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