Ruthless Winnicott is an extended exploration of the role of ruthlessness in psychic development. That survival is of no use unless it is preceded by a ruthless attack is one of D.W. Winnicott's most resonant paradoxes. The book links this with the search for subjective freedom …
Deeply personal and powerfully moving, a short and timely series of reflective essays by one of the most clear-sighted and essential writers of our time Written during the early months of lockdown, Intimations explores ideas and questions prompted by an unprecedented situation. …
This dissertation examines the early modern representation of the Ottoman sultan as merciless murderer of his own family in dramas depicting Islam that are also revenge tragedies or history plays set in empires. This representation arose in part from historical events: the civil…
This dissertation focuses on compassion as a moral orientation and philosophical worldview. It argues that the compassionate worldview can be a moral compass for the modern age, in contrast with authoritarian conservatism and postmodern relativism. The dissertation includes an e…
The aim of this study is to investigate the picture of Jesus as the eschatological Davidic Shepherd in Matthew's Gospel. The rich shepherd/sheep images, the puzzling association of the Son of David with healing ministry, and the theme of the restoration of Israel in the Gospel, …
Chronic pain is common, costly, challenging to manage, and affects patients’ quality of life. High confidence is placed in the nurses caring these patients. Nurses displaying skepticism or doubt about patients’ motives for seeking pain treatment contribute to the challenges of e…
The purpose of this dissertation is to understand the centrality of mercy to the nature and mission of God and to identify contemporary evidence of the significant contribution of mercy ministry to the growth and health of the church. God has called me to the ministry of mercy. …
This book examines how the early Christian elite articulated and cultivated the affective dimensions of compassion in a Roman world that promoted emotional tranquillity as the path to human flourishing. Drawing upon a wide range of early Christians from both east and west, Wesse…
'Ethics' was not developed as a separate branch of philosophy in Buddhist traditions until the modern period, though Buddhist philosophers have always been concerned with the moral significance of thoughts, emotions, intentions, actions, virtues, and precepts. Their most penetra…