I pursue this largely through the study of life-long human development, with three different emphases. One is the study of autobiographical accounts of religious persons. Thirdly, I am interested in the development of social role and professional identity among clergy and especially the relation of clergy roles and gender roles. In this connection, I am concerned about problems of validation in the still widespread use of personality testing in clergy selection. I am also curious about the implications of Jungian psychology for pastoral care strategies by clergy.
Many men define themselves almost exclusively in terms of their work.
In this book, James Dittes helps men define the proper place of work in life and recognize unhealthy dependencies to work. Offering more than a how-to book on overcoming workaholism, Dittes instead provides spiritual support for men as they reevaluate and reclaim the rest of life's possibilities. A superb treatise on grace. Dittes looks at work honestly and insightfully. He knows its worth, its satisfactions, its idolatries, and its self justifications.