Postmodernism and the sacred: Reclaiming connection in our greater-than-human worlds

Journal/Book: J Marital Fam Ther. 2000; 26: 1133 15Th St NW, Ste 300, Washington, DC 20005-2710, USA. Amer Assoc Marriage Family Therapy. 229-240.

Abstract: This article addresses the man?, faces of postmodernism and offers the critique that postmodernism taken up in a particular extremist way can tend to sacrifice the sacred, the spiritual, and the recognition of our ''greater than human'' worlds in a quest for the particular: In response to this critique, I speak to a postmodern family therapy practice that is informed by values of connectedness, community and communion; enacted through love and pragmatics; and committed to recognition of our obligation to ecological practice.

Note: Article Moules NJ, Univ Calgary, 2500 Univ Dr, Calgary, AB T3E 6B2, CANADA

Keyword(s): FAMILY-THERAPY; SPIRITUALITY; DIMENSION

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