book reviews

Deviance: Voices from the Margin, edited by James K. Skipper, Jr., William L. McWhorter, Charles H. McCaghy, and Mark Lefton. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth, 1981, 207 pages, $8.95.

Crime in American Society, by Charles H. McCaghy, New York: Macmillan, 1980, 368 pages.     

Democratic presumptions

At the Leading Edge: New Visions of Science, Spirituality, and Society. Michael Toms, 4936 State Route 414, Burdett, New York: Larson Publications, 1991. Softcover, 386 pp. U.S. $14.95.

A Dream Deferred: America's Discontent and the Search for a New Democratic Ideal, Philip Slater, Beacon, Boston, $19.95, 1991, ISBN 0–8070–4304–4

The American Replacement of Nature, William Irwin Thompson, Doubleday, New York, $20, 1991, ISBN 0,385–42025–0

Reimagination of the World, A Critique of the New Age, Science, and Popular Culture, David Spangler and William Irwin Thompson, Bear and Company, Santa Fe, New Mexico, $12.95, 1991, ISBN 0–939680–92–0

The New Evolutionary Paradigm, Ervin Laszlo, (Ed.), Gordon &; Breach, New York, $60 (libraries) $36 (individuals), 1991, ISBN 2–88124–375–4

The Evolutionary Approach for Social Scientists, Ignazio Masulli, Gordon &; Breach, New York, $50 (libraries) $30 (individuals), 1991, ISBN 2–88124–376–2

The Fifth Discipline. The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization, Peter M. Senge, Doubleday, New York, $19.95, 1990, ISBN 0–385–26094–6

Symbiosis as a Source of Evolutionary Innovation: Speciation and Innovation, Lynn Margulis and Rene Fester (Eds.), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, $37.50, 454, Includes Index

One Earth, One Future: Our Changing Global Environment, Cheryl Simon Silver (with Ruth S. Defries for the National Academy of Sciences), National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., $14.95, 196, Includes Index

Toward a Transpersonal Ecology: Developing New Foundations for Environmentalism, Warwick Fox, Shambhala, Boston, MA, $16.95, 380, Includes Index

Gaia, A Way of Knowing: Political Implications of the New Biology, William Irwin Thompson (Ed.), The Lindisfarne Press, Great Barrington, MA, $10.95, 216

Gaia 2: Emergence, The New Science of Becoming, William Erwin Thompson, The Lindisfarne Press, Hudson, NY, $14.95, 272

A Replicative Perspective On Evolutionary Dynamics: The Organizing Process of the US Economy Elaborated Through Biological Metaphor, Mika Pantzar, Labour Institute for Economic Research, Helsinki, Finland, 274

Societal Systems: Planning, Policy and Complexity &; A Science of Generic Design: Managing Complexity through Systems Design, Vol I and II, John N. Warfield, Intersystems Publications, Salinas, CA, 1989 and 1990     

Reviews

Vernon K. Robbins The Tapestry of Early Christian Discourse: Rhetoric, Society and Ideology Mark L. Poorman Labors from the Heart: Mission and Ministry in a Catholic University William P. Loewe The College Student's Introduction to Christology     

Book review

Gangbangs and Drive‐bys: Grounded Culture and Juvenile Gang Violence. By William B. Sanders, New York: Aldine De Gruyter, 1994, 198 pages. (ISBN 0–202–30536–8)     

Books

Abstract

Carl Murchison [Ed.] A History of Psychology in Autobiography, Volume I. (By James Mark Baldwin, Mary Whiton Calkins, Edouard Claparède, Raymond Dodge, Pierre Janet, Joseph Jastrow, F. Kiesow, William McDougall, Carl Emil Seashore, C. Spearman, William Stern, Carl Stumpf, Howard C. Warren, Theodor Ziehen, and H. Zwaardemaker.) Worcester, Mass.: Clark Univ. Press; London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1930. Pp. xvii+516. Reviewed by R. M. Ogden.

Carl Murchison [Ed.] Psychologies of 1930. (By Alfred Adler, Madison Bentley, Edwin G. Boring, G. S. Brett, Harvey Carr, John Dewey, Knight Dunlap, J. C. Flugel, Walter S. Hunter, Pierre Janet, Truman L. Kelley, K. Koffka, Wolfgang Köhler, K. N. Kornilov, William McDougall, John Paul Nafe, I. P. Pavlov, Friedrich Sander, A. L. Schniermann, C. Spearman, Leonard T. Troland, Margaret F. Washburn, Albert P. Weiss, and Robert S. Woodworth.) Worcester, Mass.: Clark Univ. Press; London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1930. Pp. xix+497. Reviewed by R. M. Ogden.     

A Review of: East,West, North,South: Major Developments in International Relations Since 1945

Synchronicity: Science, Myth, and the Trickster Allan Combs and Mark Holland Paragon House, New York, 1990 pp. 192. US$9.95 ISBN 1–55778–304–7

The Rules Are No Game: The Strategy of Communication Anthony Wilden Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1987. $29.95 ISBN 0–7100–9868–5. Paperback due 1991

Man and Woman, War and Peace: The Strategist's Companion Anthony Wilden Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1987. $25.00 ISBN 0–7100–9867–7. Paperback due 1991.

Mindsets: The Role of Culture and Perception in International Relations Glen Fisher Intercultural Press, Inc. Varmouth, ME, 1988, $16.95, ISBN 0–933662–67 X

Quantum Psychology Robert Anton Wilson New Falcon Publications, Phoenix, Arizona, 1990. $12.95 ISBN 0–941404–01–3     

Psychoanalysis,Social Justice,and the Therapeutic Endeavor

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FREUD'S FREE CLINICS: PSYCHOANALYSIS & SOCIAL JUSTICE, 1918–1938, by Elizabeth Ann Danto. New York: Columbia University Press, 2005, $29.50, 348 pp. Reviewed by William Borden     

Ethics and Selfhood: A Critique

Connectionism: Debates on Psychological Explanation, Volume Two Edited by Cynthia Macdonald and Graham Macdonald Blackwell, 1995. Pp. xvii + 424. ISBN 0–631–19744–3. £50.00 (hbk). ISBN 0–631–19745–1 £16.99 (pbk).

New books on the philosophy of religion

Divine Hiddenness and Human Reason By J.L. Schellenberg, Cornell University Press, 1993. Pp. 217. ISBN 0–8014–2792–4. $36.50 (hbk).

Reason and the Heart By William J. Wainwright, Cornell University Press, 1995. Pp. 160. ISBN 0–8014–3139–5. $28.50 (hbk).

The Rationality of Belief and the Plurality of Faith Edited by Thomas D. Senor, Cornell University Press, 1995. Pp. 291. ISBN 0–8014–3127–1. $39.95 (hbk).     

Publishers' Potpourri

Overweight and Obesity: Causes, Fallacies, Treatment. Brent Q. Hafen, editor. The Denial of Death. Ernest Becker. Discussing Death: A Guide to Death Education. Gretchen C. Mills, Ray Reisler, Alice E. Robinson, and Gretchen Vermilye. Personal Effectiveness: Guiding People to Assert Themselves and Improve Their Social Skills. Robert Paul Liberman, Larry W. King, William J. DeRisi, and Michael McCann. Revolving College Doors: The Causes and Consequences of Dropping Out, Stopping Out, and Transferring. Robert G. Cope and William Hannah. The Patient and the Therapist: New Light on the Psychotherapist. Arthur Burton. Interpersonal Psychology for Law Enforcement and Corrections. L. Craig Parker, Jr. and Robert D. Meier. The Innovative Psychological Therapies: Critical and Creative Contributions. Richard M. Suinn and G. Weigel, editors. The New Assertive Woman. Lynn Z. Bloom, Karen Coburn, and Joan Pearl-man. At a Journal Workshop: The Basic Text and Guide for Using the Intensive Journal. Ira Progoff. Mental Hospital and Human Services. Herbert C. Shulberg and Frank Baker. Human Services Education and Practice: An Organic Model. Joann Chenault. The Complete Handbook of Peer Counseling. Mimi and Don Samuels. School Counseling: Theories and Concepts. William A. Poppen and Charles L. Thompson. Current and Future Trends in Community Psychology. Stuart E. Golann and Jeffrey Baker, editors. Gestalt Approaches in Counseling. William R. Passons. Care or Custody: Community Homes and the Treatment of Delinquency. Norman Tutt.     

Media reviews

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To Have and to Hold: A Film about Men Who Batter Women, by Mark Lipman. New Day Films, Franklin Lakes, NJ, 1982. 16mm color film: $350.00 purchase price, $35.00 rental. 3/4″ videocassette: $300.00, purchase only.     

Reviews

Books reviewed: Stanley Hauerwas Sanctify Them in the Truth: Holiness Exemplified Tyler T. Roberts Contesting Spirit: Nietzsche, Affirmation, Religion Michael Fishbane The Exegetical Imagination: On Jewish Thought and Theology Kevin J. Vanhoozer Is There a Meaning in This Text? Thomas A. Carlson Indiscretion: Finitude and the Naming of God William J. Abraham Canon and Criterion in Christian Theology: From the Fathers to Feminism Mark. A. McIntosh Mystical Theology: The Integrity of Spirituality and Theology Susan K. Wood Spiritual Exegesis and the Church in the Theology of Henri de Lubac Stephen E. Fowl Engaging Scripture: A Model for Theological Interpretation Nicholas Boyle Who Are We Now? Christian Humanism and the Global Market from Hegel to Heaney     

REVIEWS

Books Reviewed in this Article: The Cosmological Argument. By William L. Rowe. The Cosmological Argument. By William L. Rowe. Kierkegaard's Pseudonymous Authorship. A Study of Time and the Self. By Mark C. Taylor. Marxism and the Theory of Praxis. By John Hoffman. Freud and Education. By Seymour Fox. Of Love and Lust. By Theodor Reik. The Bible in Order. Edited by Joseph Rhymer. Judaism and Hellenism: Studies in their Encounter in Palestine during the Early Hellenistic Period. By Martin Hengel. Vol.I (Text). Ministerial Consciousness: a Biblical-Spiritual Study. By Louis John Cameli. What about the New Testament? Essays in Honour of Christopher Evans. Edited by Morna Hooker and Colin Hickling. Interpretatio Syriaca. By Sten Hidal. Jerome, His Life, Writings, and Controversies. By J.N.D. Kelly. Woman as Image in Medieval Literature. By Joan M. Ferrante. The Genius Figure in Antiquity and the Middle Ages. By Jane Chance Nitzsche. Pilgrimage: an Image of Mediaeval Religion. By Jonathan Sumption. John Duns Scotus: God and Creatures, the Quodlibetal Questions. Translated with an Introduction, Notes, and Glossary by Felix Alluntis, O.F.M. and Allan B. Wolter, O.F.M. Leiden University in the Seventeenth Century: An Exchange of Learning. Edited by Th. H. Lunsingh Scheurleer and G.H.M. Posthumus Meyjes. The Lost Paradise. An Account of the Jesuits in Paraguay 1607–1768. By Philip Caraman. The Tübingen School. By Horton Harris.     

Pouring warm milk on troubled waters

Mad Cows and Mother's Milk, by Douglas Powell and William Leiss, Montreal: McGill‐Queen's University Press, 1997, 308 pp.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Christianity Made in Japan: A Study of Indigenous Movements,by Mark R. Mullins Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, byCatherine A. Brekus Building A Protestant Left: Christianity and Crisis Magazine1941–1993, by Mark Hulsether Under the Canopy: Ritual Process andSpiritual Resilience in Soouth Africa, by Linda Elaine Thomas The Christian‐Muslim Frontier: Chaos, Clash or Dialogue?, by Jorgen S. Neilson NewSpirituality, Self, and Belonging: How New Agers and Neo‐Pagans Talk About Themselves, by John R. Bloch New Religious Phenomena In Central and Eastern Europe, edited by Irena Borowik and Grzegorz Babinski     

What good is moral imagination?

Johnson, Mark. (1993). Moral Imagination: Implications of Cognitive Science for Ethics. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press (287 pp.). ISBN 0–226–40168–5.     

Short Notices

Books reviewed in this article: Jonardon Ganeri, Philosophy in Classical India Joseph Epes Brown with Emily Cousins, Teaching Spirits: Understanding Native American Religious Traditions Cyril S. Rodd, Glimpses of a Strange Land: Studies in Old Testament Ethics Chris Rowland and John Vincent (eds), Bible and Practice Robert Cummings Neville, Symbols of Jesus: A Christology of Symbolic Engagement David Batson, The Treasure Chest of the Early Christians: Faith, Care and Community from the Apostolic Age to Constantine the Great Florent Gaboriau, The Conversion of Edith Stein Peter C. Hodgson, Christian Faith: A Brief Introduction Michaela Davey, Mastering Theology Ray Billington, Religion Without God Daniel M. Bell, Liberation Theology After the End of History: The Refusal to Cease Suffering Kevin J. Vanhoozer (ed.), Nothing Greater, Nothing Better – Theological Essays on the Love of God Craig A. Carter, The Politics of the Cross: The Theology and Social Ethics of John Howard Yoder Andrew Shanks, ‘What Is Truth?’: Towards a Theological Poetics Richard Madsen, William M. Sullivan, Ann Swidler and Steven M. Tipton (eds), Meaning and Modernity: Religion, Polity and Self Alister E. McGrath, The Future of Christianity Stephen H. Webb, Good Eating Mark D. Jordan, The Ethics of Sex Eugene F. Rogers, Jr (ed.), Theology and Sexuality: Classic and Contemporary Readings Philip L. Culbertson (ed.), The Spirituality of Men: Sixteen Christians Write About their Faith Lothar Bauerochse, Learning to Live Together: Interchurch Partnerships as Ecumenical Communities of Learning Wade Clark Roof, Spiritual Marketplace: Baby–boomers and the Remaking of American Religion William A. Dyrness, Visual Faith: Art, Theology, and Worship in Dialogue B. P. Vysheslavtsev, The Eternal in Russian Philosophy Andrew Purves, Pastoral Theology in the Classical Tradition Fraser Watts, Rebecca Nye and Sara Savage, Psychology for Christian Ministry Diane Jonte–Pace, Speaking the Unspeakable: Religion, Misogyny, and the Uncanny Mother in Freud’s Cultural Texts     

Scores of Spanish-Speaking Children on Repeated Tests

Abstract

(Burrow, T. The Biology of Human Conflict. New York: Macmillan, 1937. Pp. 435.) Reviewed By William Galt

(Wheeler, R. H. The Science of Psychology. New York: Crowell, 1940. Pp. 436.) Reviewed By David G. Ryans     

Book review

Runco, Mark A. and Albert, Robert S. (Eds.). (1990). Theories of Creativity. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, (276 pp.). ISBN 0–8039–3544–7.     

Book reviews

Hostility and Aggression by Dolf Zillmann Hillsdale, N.J.: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1979, 422 pages, $24.95.

Sexually Abused Children by David Finkelhor New York: The Free Press, 1979, $13.95, cloth.

Damnation and Deviance: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Failure by Mordechai Rotenberg New York: The Free Press, 1978, 232 pages, $12.95.

Prison Sexual Violence by Daniel Lockwood New York, Elsevier, 1980,179 pages, $12.95, cloth.

Ethnic Drinking Subcultures by Andrew Greeley, William McGready, and Gary Theisen New York, Praeger, 1980,138 pages.