Anxiety in the Era of Uncertainty

""Readers already conversant with Lacan will be fascinated by the complex and diverse ways that the contributors to this volume bring his theories to bear on matters of the mind, heart, and spirit, while other readers may be inspired to explore the stimulating ideas of this creative thinker."" --Arthur Holder, emeritus professor of Christian spirituality, Graduate Theological Union ""Disruption to quality of life caused by war, social inequality, health pandemics, and climate change has continued to pose challenges to humanity. Anxiety in the Era of Uncertainty is a global voice of concern over the contemporary crisis of spirituality. Pioneering research provides great insights from authors of diverse cultural backgrounds on the challenges posed by the current human crisis."" --Minh Hoa Ta, president, University of the West, Los Angeles ""Chavoshian and Park offer insights and a refreshing approach to the interdisciplinary study of culture, pastoral ministry, theology, spiritual direction, mysticism, and more. By integrating Lacanian theory with various disciplines, this text offers innovative ways to comprehend intricate concepts, transcend conventional thinking, and address ethical dilemmas. A profoundly prolific anthology, readers will encounter thought-provoking and inspirational ideas. Most importantly, there are profound lessons that can enrich and challenge the exploration of faith in contemporary society."" --Karen Simms Tolson, author of Wisdom of Our Elders: Living in Spirit, Wisdom, Deep Mercy, and Truth ""A great example of collaborative scholarship that is not only interdisciplinary but intercultural. The academy needs more books like this that explore the opportunities and limitations of bringing European thinkers into conversation with diverse global contexts and experiences."" --Kevin P. Considine, director, Robert J Schreiter, CPPS Institute for Precious Blood Spirituality ""Anxiety in the Era of Uncertainty is a critical, spiritual, psychological collection of Jacque Lacan's theory and work edited by Ali Chavoshian and Jung Eun Sophia Park. The volume is rich with diverse contributors covering important topics such as anxiety, practical ministry, Lacan in the clinic, and Lacanian psychoanalysis. --Grace Ji-Sun Kim, professor of theology, Earlham School of Religion ""Anxiety in the Era of Uncertainty by Ali Chavoshian and Jung Eun Sophia Park is a remarkable interdisciplinary and intercultural study distilling contributions from Jacques Lacan's influential psychoanalytic, cultural, and political ideas to contemporary discussions of postcolonialism, race, gender, and late capitalism in Hong Kong, the U.S., Korea, Iran, China, and Europe. Authors from around the globe (with a strong emphasis on Asia) repristinate Lacan insights on anxiety, uncertainty, Neo-Freudian object-relations theory, intersubjectivity, women's sexuality, and 'the Real' (among many others) for a new generation, including people of color and non-western discussions of culture, ministry, theology, biblical studies, social science, and the body. The product of an intensive nine-year international seminar, each author draws challenging new fruits from Lacan's Seminars, beginning in 1951 post-war France while a member of the Paris Psychoanalytic Society and concluding in 1980, just over two years before the January 1, 1983, U.S. Defense Data Network adoption of the TCP/IP protocol created the internet. Accessible to experts and beginners, this book will challenge every reader!"" --Robert Lassalle-Klein, professor emeritus of religion and philosophy, Holy Names University