{"product_id":"the-soul-of-desire-discovering-the-neuroscience-of-longing-beauty-and-community-9781514002100","title":"The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Spiritual and Neurobiological Redemption of Desire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are people of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e is a mature, creative work that: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeaves together neuroscience and spiritual formation by drawing on Thompsons work in interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice, \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpens up new horizons for thinking about the nature of the mind and what it means to be human, and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Curt Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e IVP\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781514002100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurt Thompson (MD, Wright State University) is a board-certified psychiatrist and the founder of Being Known, an organization that develops resources for hope and healing at the intersection of neuroscience and Christian spiritual formation. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Shame\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnatomy of the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e. Thompson and his wife, Phyllis, a licensed clinical social worker, are the parents of two children and live in Arlington, Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Curt Thompson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47674878984349,"sku":"9781514002100","price":49.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_34e997fd-818d-45ea-9fa4-0aabede6cf6e.jpg?v=1771915332","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-soul-of-desire-discovering-the-neuroscience-of-longing-beauty-and-community-9781514002100","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}