Kirk J. Schneider Bücher

Our nation urgently needs healing dialogues, especially in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic and the killing of George Floyd, which have intensified divisions over race, politics, class, gender, climate change, globalism, and religion. The U.S. Surgeon General has called for an end to partisanship, yet the path forward remains uncertain. Safe, mindfully structured dialogues are essential for preserving our republic and the democratic principles it embodies. This work represents years of effort to foster such dialogues in various settings, aiming to share valuable skills with both laypersons and professionals who seek social healing. It opens with personal reflections on our polarized state, extending to a discussion on how a sense of awe—rooted in America's founding spirit—can counteract this division. The book concludes with practical dialogue strategies that translate awe-based sensibilities, such as humility and wonder, into a rediscovery of one another and our collective potential. As a follow-up to the author's previous work, this book is vital for anyone committed to social healing and fostering positive change in society.

What do a school shooter, a corporate swindler, and a bullhead ideologue have in common?-They all converge on what author Kirk Schneider terms "the polarized mind." The polarized mind, which is the fixation on one point of view to the utter exclusion of competing points of view, is killing us-and has been for millennia. Drawing from the standpoint of existential psychology, this book details the basis for the polarized mind, how it has ravaged leaders and their cultures down through history (up to and including our own time), and steps we urgently need to take to address the problem. These steps combine contemporary insights with centuries of cross-cultural, awe-inspired wisdom.

The robotic revolution is here and there's no going back. From the way we raise our children, to our work settings, to our governments, and even our wars, the quick fix-instant result society is roiling our world. Yet what is lost in this delirium is depth, the awesomeness, not just of our machines, but of our flesh, our capacity to feel, and our capacity to dwell in the miracle of the unknown. This book dwells in the miracle of the unknown. It is an intimate trek into the evolving spirituality of awe--the humility and wonder; sense of adventure toward life. Can we preserve awe--the arguable "heart" of humanity--in spite of and even in light of our technologies? Or will we devolve into mechanically driven puppets, numb to our possibilities, blind to our servitude? There is no more critical problem for our age."

Focusing on the transformative power of awe, this self-help meditation explores how this profound experience can foster humility and wonder in our lives. Through personal stories, including the author's own, the book examines the healing qualities of awe and its significance in an increasingly "awe-depleted" world. It highlights the potential of awe to impact individuals, societies, and the future of humanity, encouraging readers to reconnect with this essential aspect of existence.

A prestigious, original title co-authored by Rollo May, one of the best selling American fathers of existential psychology. This long awaited text in existential psychology presents a practical, integrative approach to the discipline especially for the training clinician. Three broad dimensions are its literary, philosophical, and psychological heritage, its recent and future trends, and its therapeutic applications.

Existencialisticko-integratívna psychológia vedie klientov k osobnému oslobodeniu sa a k prežívaniu vnútorného pocitu slobody, ktorý pohlcuje a transformuje skúsenostné problémy. Skôr než cúvať pred náporom traumatických zážitkov alebo ich využívať na osobný zisk, môžeme žiť plnohodnotným životom a optimálne fungovať, ak budeme rozvíjať psychickú pružnosť, ktorá dovoľuje prežívať danú chvíľu. Rollo May nahliadol do samotnej štruktúry ľudskej existencie, aby tam našiel kľúče k zdrojom, ktoré ľudia potrebujú pri konfrontácii opakujúcich sa kríz vo svojom živote. Tieto kľúče našiel vo fenomenológii. Tak ako psychologická veda rozvíja modely vychádzajúce z fyziky a biológie, fenomenologické hnutie existencializmu smeruje skôr k humanitným vedám, filozofii a umeniu.