{"product_id":"9781514002100-the-soul-of-desire-discovering-the-neuroscience-of-longing-beauty-and-community","title":"The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Spiritual and Neurobiological Redemption of Desire\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are people of desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Soul of Desire, psychiatrist Curt Thompson suggests that underneath all our longings is the desire to be known―and what's more, that this fundamental yearning manifests itself in our deep need to make things of beauty, revealing who we are to others. Desire and beauty go hand in hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut both our craving to be known and our ability to create beauty have been marred by trauma and shame, collapsing our imagination for what God has for us and blinding us to the possibility that beauty could ever emerge from our ashes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Soul of Desire is a mature, creative work that:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e * Weaves together neuroscience and spiritual formation by drawing on Thompsons work in interpersonal neurobiology and clinical practice,\u003cbr\u003e * Opens up new horizons for thinking about the nature of the mind and what it means to be human, and\u003cbr\u003e * Presents a powerful picture of the capacity of the believing community to reshape our imaginations, hold our desires and griefs together, and invite us into the beauty of God's presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ivp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44669369024648,"sku":"9781514002100","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0371\/3443\/4440\/files\/9781514002100.jpg?v=1767851990","url":"https:\/\/littlelostbookshop.com.au\/products\/9781514002100-the-soul-of-desire-discovering-the-neuroscience-of-longing-beauty-and-community","provider":"The Little Lost Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}