You select six core volumes for the MS Degree or eight core volumes for the PhD Degree in addition to two the introductory books, YOUR SEARCH FOR A MEANINGFUL LIFE and MAN'S SEARCH FOR MEANING.
The complimentary introductory core course required of each degree candidate. Scholars learn how the world class concepts of action Logotherapy resolve most of humankind’s psychospiritual and interpersonal challenges and leads to expertise in leadership.
Scholars will learn how to make their lives count in a meaningful and satisfying manner by living with existential principles. They learn how to change their world through persistently following a sound vision of excellence.
In ancient Greece, Socrates was advising his students to focus all their powers along lines of excellence. Scholars learn how to work loyally, relate warmly, play joyously, learn wisely, worship devoutly and persever bravely You create a lifestyle so satisfying you want it to last forever.
We humans are subjective-minded people of the Cosmos who need mystical experiences and earthy delights for life to be complete. Scholars learn how to live successfully with both spiritual introversion and physical extroversion.
In an age when the learning curve of life is soaring swiftly, we cannot stop maturing without falling behind. Scholars learn how to choose wisely; how to relate warmly and how to learn key knowledge when he or she needs to use it.
Each person has unconscious psychospiritual aspects of mind and spirit that affect all our attitudes and activities. Scholars learn how to apply these powerful motives and drives in the crucial aspects of life and love.
The rewarding way you treat normal people persuades them to cooperate when striving toward mutual goals. Scholar learn how to persuade people to do what he or she asks them to do and then have then thank him or her for the opportunity to help.
Life becomes fulfilling when we serve society successfully from places of the heart where we are loved and accepted. Scholars learn a series of crucial methods that when shared with other men and women, fills their llives with joyous satisfaction within families, congregations, work teams and communities.
Successful leaders mature through knowledge, wisdom and intelligent and work, rather than being born extra-competent. Scholars learn how work teams consistently succeed when the leader manages tangible resources with knowledge and leads intangible relationships with wisdom.
The Techniques that manage conflicts, shape attitudes, behaviors and gather crucial information are invaluable to us. Scholars learn how to apply the Basic Principle of life -- people continue doing the things that reward them and stop doing the things which fail them.
Men and women together really must love and support one another for love and marriage to become consistently satisfying. Scholars learn men and women really do need each other, that joyful intimacy is psychospiritual and that we must manage growth friction as we mature at different rates.
Children and adolescents do what we want them to more consistently when they are praised and rewarded for their successes rather than when criticized and punished for failing. Scholars learn how our children and students learn to succeed better from what we do well with them than from how often we admonish them.
SEVERAL OTHER COURSES SUCH AS LOGOTHERAPY IN ACTION AND FOCUSING HUMAN BEHAVIOR ARE ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR DEVELOPING STRONG FAMILY SKILLS.
Managing interpersonal relationships well is one major aspect of any pastoral ministry. Scholars learn how to manage difficult relationships, which many pastors report being their most challenging aspect of congregational ministry.
Every aspect of ministry is improved when we offer the spiritual benefits of faith to others. Scholars learn how to utilize effective tangible and intangible reinforcement to improve and empower a faith community.
Something as wonderful as the Gospel message should be joyously shared with others. Scholars learn to use our persuasive Friendship approach through which the fastest growing Protestant denomination is baptizing more than a million converts annually.
No one comes into the Christian faith as a spiritually mature disciple Scholars learn how to nurture the health of one’s soul with a variety of vital attitudes and activities and to share these with the people for whom we are responsible.
(integrate into any of the majors)
Scholars can use this volume from time to time for review in order to remain current in his or her understanding about and utilization of Logotherapy concepts and methods.
A very good reprise for Lay Readers or for a Professional looking up specific elements of the courses from which each major has been selected.
You select two collateral volumes to accompany each Core Course for your MS Degree.
You select three collateral volumes to accompany each Core Course for your PhD Degree.
For a Master’s program, any two of the following classics by world class scholars shall be read and reported to one’s Academic Don as collateral projects to accompany each of the six elective core courses being completed.
For the Doctorate, three of these classics shall be studied and reported on in conjunction with each of the eight elective core courses. Each chosen core segment and its collateral choices must be completed and reported to your academic Don for your permanent record before beginning the next segment and its collateral studies.
You really should read Dr. George Boeree’s excellent report on Frankl’s life and work before you get too far into your degree program in Logotherapy.
VIKTOR FRANKL (Biographic Report) -- C. George Boeree
Read from Shippensburg State University web site
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/frankl.html
You can also use Google or Ask Yahoo to learn more about Logotherapy, Existential Psychology, Viktor Frankl and Jard DeVille. The Fulfillment Forum web site also includes a great deal of information about Jard and Roberta DeVille.
The Introductory Collateral Volume Required
Of Each Degree Candidate
View Our Google Library for many of these great books.
THE DOCTOR AND THE SOUL -- Viktor Frankl
THE UNCONSCIOUS GOD -- Viktor Frankl
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND EXISTENTIALISM -- Viktor Frankl
(Or any other of Frankl’s many books)
EITHER/OR -- Soren Kierkegaard
WORKS OF LOVE -- Soren Kierkegaard
FEAR AND TREMBLING -- Soren Kierkegaard
THE CONCEPT OF DREAD -- Soren Kierkegaard
STAGES ON LIFE’S WAY -- Soren Kierkegaard
CHRISTIAN DISCOURSES -- Soren Kierkegaard
ON BECOMING A PERSON -- Carl Rogers
CLINICAL TREATMENT OF THE PROBLEM CHILD - C Rogers
CLIENT CENTERED THERAPY -- Carl Rogers
FREEDOM TO LEARN -- Carl Rogers
A WAY OF BEING -- Carl Rogers
CIVILIZATION AND ITS DISCONTENTS -- Sigmund Freud
THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE -- S. Freud
THE INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS -- Sigmund Freud
THE FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION -- Sigmund Freud
THE EGO AND THE MECHANISMS OF DEFENSE - Anna Freud CHILD’S PARENT DIES (Childhood Bereavement) - A. Freud
PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION -- Carl Jung
MAN AND HIS SYMBOLS -- Carl Jung
UNDERSTANDING HUMAN NATURE -- Alfred Adler
WHAT LIFE COULD MEAN TO YOU -- Alfred Adler
SELF-ACTUALIZATION -- Abraham Maslow
TOWARD A PSYCHOLOGY OF BEING -- Abraham Maslow
MOTIVATION AND PERSONALITY -- Abraham Maslow
RELIGIONS, VALUES AND PEAK EXPERIENCES -- A. Maslow
THE FURTHER REACHES OF HUMAN NATURE -- A. Maslow
BEYOND PSYCHOLOGY -- O-- Otto Rank
A PSYCHOLOGY OF DIFFERENCE -- Otto Rank
LOVE AND WILL -- Rollo May
FREEDOM AND DESTINY -- Rollo May
POWER AND INNOCENCE -- Rollo May
ANXIETY -- Rollo May
THE PSYCHIATRIC INTERVIEW - Harry S. Sullivan
THE INTERPERSONAL THEORY OF PSYCHIATRY - Harry S. Sullivan
HUMAN POTENTIALITIES -- Gardner Murphy
PERSONALITY - A Biosocial Approach -- Gardner Murphy (Counts as two
projects)
NEUROSES AND HUMAN GROWTH -- Karen Horney
OUR INNER CONFLICTS -- Karen Horney
THE NEUROTIC PERSONALITY OF OUR TIME -- Karen Horney
GAMES PEOPLE PLAY -- Eric Berne
WHAT DO YOU SAY AFTER YOU SAY HELLO? -- Eric Berne
SCRIPTS PEOPLE LIVE -- Claude Steiner
GAMES ALCOHOLICS PLAY -- Claude Steiner
I’M OK -- YOU’RE OK -- Thomas Harris
THE FEMININE MYSTIQUE -- Betty Friedan
THE SECOND STAGE -- Betty Friedan
UNDERSTANDING EXPERIENCE -- Medard Boss
THE DIMENSIONS OF DREAMS -- Medard Boss
TRAUMA - CULTURE, MEANING AND PHILOSOPHY - Medard Boss
MERE CHRISTIANITY -- CS Lewis
LETTERS TO AN AMERICAN LADY -- CS Lewis
THROUGH THE SHADOWLANDS, A True Love Story -- CS Lewis
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS TODAY -- Ian Stewart
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS COUNSELING -- Ian Stewart
COUNSELING - AN INTRODUCTION -- Dugald Arbuckle
COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY -- Dugald Arbuckle
COUNSELING PHILOSOPHY -- Dugald Arbuckle
BORN TO WIN -- Muriel James/Dorothy Jongward
THE OK BOSS -- Muriel James
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO BE HAPPY -- Muriel James
MAN’S SEARCH FOR A MEANINGFUL FAITH -- Robert Leslie
JESUS AND LOGOTHERAPY -- Robert Leslie
LIFE AFTER LIFE -- Raymond Moody
YOUR ERRONIOUS ZONES -- Wayne Dyer
YOU’LL SEE IT WHEN YOU BELIEVE IT -- Wayne Dyer
REAL MAGIC -- Wayne Dyer
(He has several new books through Public Radio
Stations.)
THE DENIAL OF DEATH -- Ernest Becker
ESCAPE FROM EVIL -- Ernest Becker
THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF MEANING -- Ernest Becker
BECOMING -- Gordon Allport
THE INDIVIDUAL AND HIS RELIGION -- Gordon Allport
BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD -- Haim Ginott
BETWEEN PARENT AND TEENAGER -- Haim Ginot
THE ADVENTURE OF LIVING -- Paul Tournier
THE MEANING OF PERSONS -- Paul Tournier
THROUGH THE VALLEY OF THE KWAI -- Ernest Gordon
TO END ALL WARS -- Ernest Gordon
THE GUIDEBOOK FOR THE NEW CHRISTIAN -- E. Gordon
THE MYSTICISM OF PAUL THE DESCIPLE - Albert Schweitzer
Many of these classics can be found and downloaded from the vast library collections of Google, Ask Yahoo, MSN and other search engines. Most are available in city and university libraries or information centers at little or no cost. Some can be purchased used or as reprints for a few dollars on E-bay.