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An essay suggesting ways in which the accelerating recovery of ancient Gnostic literatures might have relevance for contemporary pastoral psychotherapeutic practice.
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Terrill L. Gibson, Ph.D., is an Associate with Pastoral Therapy Associates in Tacoma, WA, He is a pastoral psychotherapist and a diploma Jungian analyst.
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Gibson, T.L. Pastoral psychotherapy as Gnostic event. Pastoral Psychol 42, 395–414 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01757442
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