Matthias Beier is coordinator of the Doctor of Ministry Program in Pastoral Care and Counseling at Drew Theological School and has a private psychoanalytic practice in New York City. He teaches at both Drew and Fordham Universities.
"Eugen Drewermann, a German Scholar, whose difficult but
very profound work has been a sensation in Europe but which has
been slow to arrive on the American intellectual scene, has been
compared to the French philosopher Rene Girard, whose theories on
the nature and causes of violence have influenced nearly every
field of the humanities. Drewemann's thought, which also deals with
the most important issues of our time, violence and it's relation
to religion, is finally made accessible to American readers by
Matthias Beier in his book, A Violent God Image: An Introduction to
the Work of Eugen Drewermann published by Continuum in 2004. Beier
draws from his encyclopedic knowledge of Drewermann's work in
biblical studies, theology, depth psychology, existential
philosophy and pastoral practice to present the synthesis of
Drewermann's thought on the subject of Genesis and Christianity's
violent God-image and how that God image functions as a cause and
legitimation of personal pathology, social violence, war and
destruction of nature. Beier's synthesis is scrupulously
faithful to Drewermann's thought and includes extensive
translations from original text. This is a deeply thought-provoking
book which challenged our understanding of original sin, the
crucifixion of Jesus, church authority and the political and
cultural givens which control so much of our thought and behavior
in society and church." -Professor Sandra Schneiders, Graduate
Theological Union
'Beier has done us a very great favor in opening the door upon the
work of Drewermann so well and wisely, for American scholars and
interested, informed laypersons as well. This work is essential
reading for every biblical scholar, every psychologist,
particularly psychologists of religion, and professionals in the
field of theology, ethics, and pastoral care. See your bed and buy
this book!' -Journal of Psychology and Christianity
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