Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 1664
Trim: 6½ x 9¼
978-1-4422-4151-0 • Hardback • September 2014 • $111.00 • (£85.00)
978-1-4422-4153-4 • eBook • September 2014 • $105.50 • (£82.00)
Donald Capps, PhD, is emeritus professor of pastoral theology and adjunct professor at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Identity Concept and the Verbal Portrait
2. Creative Recovery: Portrait of Martin Luther
3. Mutual Recognition: Portrait of Mohandas Gandhi
4. Radiant Intelligence: Portrait of Albert Einstein
5. Self-Reconciliation: Portrait of Jesus of Galilee
Epilogue
Bibliography
Capps is on form. Much like Erikson’s work in his own time, Capps delivers a new way of looking at things ‘already familiar.’ Readers will not be disappointed. These beautiful and articulate depictions of Erikson’s verbal portraits give us a new way of looking at the ‘already familiar’ life and achievements of Erikson as a portraitist. I have never seen Erikson in this way before. I admire and deeply enjoy what this book accomplishes.
— Kate Miriam Loewenthal, emeritus, University of London
Erik Erikson put the word ‘identity’ on the map of modern vocabulary, in part, no doubt, because he had his own struggles with identity. Having given up his dream of becoming an artist, Erikson reclaimed this aspect of himself by means of ‘verbal portraits.’ In this remarkable book, Capps demonstrates the ongoing relevance of Erikson’s writings by exploring the life histories of inspiring individuals and, in so doing, inspires us all.
— Nathan Carlin, PhD, University of Texas Medical School, Houston