Philosophical Counselling and Sufism

REBT , Philosophy and Philosophical Counselling Donald Robertson

One of the more philosophical forms of counselling (as opposed to forms of philosophical counselling) is Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT), a popular form of cognitive therapy developed in the nineteen-fifties by the American psychologist Albert Ellis. It’s currently championed in the UK by Windy Dryden, a prolific and wellknown writer on psychotherapy and counselling. Although it claim...

Philosophical counselling : Towards a ‘ new approach ’ in pastoral care and counselling ?

How to cite this article: Louw, D.J., 2011, ‘Philosophical counselling: Towards a “new approach” in pastoral care and counselling?’, HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies 67(2), Art. #900, 7 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v67i2.900 The practice of pastoral counselling was dominated for several decades by the Rogerian techniques of empathetic listening. To a large extent, healing was predominatel...

Words of Ecstasy in Sufism

Reconsidering A. Reza Arasteh: Sufism and Psychotherapy

Four decades ago, A. Reza Arasteh combined Westernized psychology with Sufism to emerge as an important voice in the integration of psychology and religion. Arasteh’s writings have remained largely unnoticed by the psychological community; however, we believe that it is time to reconsider his ideas. This article presents Arasteh’s main ideas about the relationship between human development and ...

1 Philosophical Heuristics and Philosophical Methodology

Introduction Metaphilosophy is all the rage nowadays. Philosophers are becoming increasingly self-conscious about their methodology, as this volume showcases. And rightly so—it is part of our job description to put thinking under the microscope, and that obviously should include our philosophical thinking. Much as we want philosophers of physics, of biology, of mathematics, and so on to scrutin...