** A book review is available for select titles. Click on the "review" behind the refernces for the book review.
** A couple of conferences papers are available in PDF. Click on the link to read the paper.
Albom, M. (1997). Tuesdays with Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson. New York: Anchor. (review) Purchase Here
Barasch, M. I. (2005). Field Notes on the Compassionate Life: A Search for the Soul of Kindness. New York: Rodale. Purchase Here
Becker, E. (1968). The structure of evil. New York: The Free Press. Purchase here
Becker, E. (1973). The denial of death. New York: Free Press. (review) Purchase here
Becker, E. (1975). Escape from evil. New York: Free Press. Purcase here
Brown, W. S., Murphy, N., & Malony, H. N. (Eds.). (1998). Whatever happened to soul? Minneapolis, MN: Fortress. Purchase here
Buber, M. (1965). Between man and man (R. G. Smith, Trans.). New York: The Macmillan Press. Purchase here
Buber, M. (1970). I and thou (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). New York: Simon & Schuster. Purchase here
Bugental, J. F. T. (1987). The art of the psychotherapist. New York: Norton. (review) Purchase here
Bugental, J. F. T. (1999). Psychotherapy isn’t what you think: Bringing the p sychotherapeutic engagement into the living moment. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen. (Review) Purchase here
Bugental, J. F. T. & Edelstein, B. (2003, Feb/March). Interview with Jim Bugental, AHP's first president. Perspective, Retreived from http://www.ahpweb.org/pub/perspective/feb03/feb03cover.html.
Cain, D. J. & Seeman, J. (Eds.). (2002). Humanistic psychotherapies: Handbook research and practice. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Purchase here
Charny, I. W. (1992). Existential/dialectical marital therapy. New York: Brunner/Mazel. Purchase here
Cooper, T. (2006). Paul Tillich and psychology: Historic and contemporary explorations in theology, psychotherapy, and ethics. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. Purchase here
Cortright, B. (1997). Psychotherapy and spirit: Theory and practice in transpersonal psychology. New York: State University of New York Press. Purchase Here
Daniels, M. (2005). Shadow, self, spirit: Essays in transpersonal psychology. Charlottesville, VA: Imprint Academic. Purchase Here
Derrida, J. (1995). The gift of death (D. Wills, Trans.). Chicago: University of Chicago Press. (Original work published 1992). Purchase here
Diamond, S. A. (1996). Anger, Madness, and the Daimonic: The Psychological Genesis of Violence, Evil, and Creativity. New York: State University of New York Press. (review) Purchase here
Fishman, D. B. (2005). Editor's Introduction to PCSP - From Single Case to Database: A New Method for Enhancing Psychotherapy Practice. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy [Online], Vol. 1(1), Article 2. Available: http://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.1/pcsp1.1.47 (View Abstract & Link to Article).
Frankl, V. E. (1988). The will to meaning. New York: Meridian. Purchase here
Frankl, V. E. (1984). Man’s search for meaning. New York: Simon & Schuster. (review) Purchase here
Frankl, V. E. (1986). The doctor and the soul (Rev. ed.). New York: Vintage. Purchase here
Frankl, V. E. (2000). Man’s search for ultimate meaning. Cambridge, MA: Perseus. (review) Purchase here
Gendlin, E. T. (1981). Focusing. New York: Bantam. Purchase here
Heidegger, M. (1949). Existence and being (W. B. Barton, Jr., Trans.). Chicago: Henry Regnery Company. Purchase here
Heidegger, M. (1996). Being and time (J. Stanbaugh, Trans.). Albany, NY: State University of New York: Press. Purchase here
Hergenhahn, B. R. (2001). An introduction to the history of psychology (4th ed). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. Purchase here
Hoffman, L., Hoffman, J., Robison, B., & Lawrence, K. (2005, April). Modern and postmodern ways of knowing: Implications for theory and integration. Presented at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies International Conference, Dallas, TX. (Click here to see a copy of the paper)
Hoffman, L. (2004, August/September). The danger of the truth. AHP Perspectives, 22-44. (Click here to see a copy of the paper; thanks to the AHP for allowing the article to be posted on this website.)
Hoffman, L. (2005). Depth psychotherapy and the emprically supported movement: Critical issues: Retrieved from the Depth Psychotherapy Network website: http://www.depth-psychotherapy-network.com/Professional_Section/Emprically_Supported_Treatment_Debate/Hoffman_EST_1.htm (Click here to view the paper at the Depth Psychotherapy Network)
Hoffman, L. (2005). Why become an existential therapist? Retrieved from the Depth Psychotherapy Network website: http://www.depth-psychotherapy-network.com/Student_Section/Orientation_Overviews/Existential_Psychotherapy/Hoffman_Existential.htm (Click here to view the paper at the Depth Psychotherapy Network)
Hoffman, L. (2006) Introductory lectures on existential psychology (Part 1 & 2). Click here to listen to the podcasts.
Hoffman, L., Grimes, C. S. M., & Mitchell, M. C. (2004). Transcendence, suffering, and psychotherapy. Paper presented at the Bi-Annual Conference of the International Network for Personal Meaning, Vancouver, British Columbia. (Click here to see a copy of this paper)
Hoffman, L., Stewart, S., Warren, D., & Meek, L. (2006, August). Multiple selves in postmodern therapy: An existential integrative critique. Paper presented at the American Psycholoigcal Associations Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA. (Click here to read a copy of the paper)
Hoffman, L. & Whitmire, A. J. (2002, June). The relationship between approach to coping and stress related growth in response to the events of September 11, 2001. Poster session presented at the annual conference of the American Psychological Society, New Orleans, LA. (Click here to see a copy of the paper)
Hubben, W. (1952). Dostoevsky, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, & Kafka. New York: Touchstone. Purchase here
Jones, W. H. (1982). Loneliness and social behavior. In L. A. Peplau & D. Perlman (Eds.), Loneliness: A sourcebook of current theory, research, and therapy (pp. 238-252). New York: Wiley Interscience. Purchase here
Kaufmann, W. (1974). Nietzsche: Philosopher, psychologist, antichrist (4th ed.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. Purchase here
Kaufmann, W. (1980). Nietzsche, Heidegger and Buber. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers. Purchase here
Kaufman, W. (2000). Basic writings of Nietzsche (W. Kaufmann, Ed. & Trans.). New York: The Modern Library. Purchase here
Kierkegaard, S. (1981). The concept of anxiety (R. Thomte & A. B. Anderson, Trans.). Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. (original work published in 1844) Purchase here
Kierkegaard, S. (1985). Fear and trembling (A. Hannay, Trans.). New York: Penguin. Purchase here
Kubler-Ross, E. (1997). On death and dying. New York: Scribner. Purchase here
Kubler-Ross, E. (1998). The wheel of life: A memoir of living and dying. New York: Scribner. Purchase here
Kubler-Ross, E. & Kessler, D. (2000). Life lessons. New York: Scribner. Purchase here
Lander, N. R. & Nahon, D. (2005). The Integrity Model of Existential Psychotherapy in Working with the ‘Difficult Patient’. New York; Routledge. Purchase Here
Loye, D. (Ed.). (2004). The great adventure: Toward a fully human theory of evolution. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
Malony, H. N. (Ed.). (1980). A Christian existential psychology: The contributions of John G. Finch. New York: University of America Press. Purchase here
Matustik, M. J. (1993). Postnational identity: Critical theory and existential philosophy in Habermas, Kierkegaard, and Havel. New York: Guilford Press. Purchase here
May, R. (1950/1970). The meaning of anxiety. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1953). Man’s search for himself. New York: Delta. Purchase here
May, R. (1969). Love and will. New York: Delta. Purchase here
May, R. (1975). The courage to create. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1979). Psychology and the human dilemma. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1981). Freedom and destiny. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1983). The discovery of being. New York: Norton & Company. Purchase here
May, R. (1985). My quest for beauty. Dallas, TX: Saybrook. Purchase me
May, R. (1988). Paulus: Tillich as spiritual teacher (Rev. ed.). Dallas, TX: Saybrook. (review) Purchase here
May, R. (1989). The art of counseling (Rev. ed.). Lake Worth, FL: Gardner Press. Purchase here
May, R. (1991). The cry for myth. New York: Delta. (review) Purchase here
May, R., Angel, E., & Ellenberger, H. F. (Eds.). (1958). Existence. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc. Purchase here
Mendelowitz, E. (2008). Ethics and Lao-Tzu: Intimations of character. Colorado Springs, CO: University of the Rockies Press. (r). Purchase here
Moustakas, C. (1994). Existential psychotherapy and the interpretation of dreams. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. Purchase here
Moustakas, C. (1995). Being-in, being-with, being-for. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1954). Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A book for none and all (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). New York: Penguin. (Original work published 1892) (review) Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1966). Beyond good and evil: Prelude to a philosophy of future (W. Kaufmann, Trans.). New York: Vintage Books: (Original work published 1886) Purchase here
Nietzsche, F. (1986). Human, all too human: A book for free spirits (R. J. Hollingdale, Trans.). New York: Cambridge University Press. Purchase here
O'Donohue, J. (1998). Anam Cara: A Celtic book of wisdom. New York: Harper Collins. (review) Purchase here
Olthuis, J. H. (2001). The beautiful risk. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. (review) Purchase here
Peck, M. S. (1997). Denial of the soul. New York: Harmony Books. Purchase here
Rank, O. (1936). Truth and reality (J. Taft, Trans.). New York: Norton & Company. Purchase me
Rogers, C. R. (1951). Client-centered therapy. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin. Purchase here
Rogers, C. R. (1965). On becoming a person. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin. Purchase here
Rogers, C. R. (1977). On personal power. New York: Delta. Purchase here
Rogers, C. R. (1980). A way of being. Boston, MA: Houghton Miffin. Purchase here
Sartre, J. P. (1956). Being and nothingness (H. E. Barnes, Trans.). New York: Washington Square Press. Purchase here
Sartre, J. P. (1965). Essays in existentialism (W. Baskin, Ed. & Trans.). New York: Citadel Press. Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. (2004). Rediscovery of awe: Splendor, mystery and the fluid center of life. St. Paul, MN: Paragon House. Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. (2007). Existential-integrative psychotherapy: Guideposts to the core of practice. New York: Routeledge. Purchase here.
Schneider, K. J., Bugental, J. F. T., & Pierson, J. F. (Eds.). (2001). The handbook of humanistic psychology: Leading edges in theory, research, and practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Schneider, K. J. & May, R. (1995). The psychology of existence: An integrative, clinical perspective. New York: McGraw-Hill. Purchase here
Soloman, R. C. (Ed.). (1974). Existentialism. New York: The Modern Library. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (1997). Tales of un-knowing: Therapeutic encounters from an existential perspective. New York: New York University Press. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (2004). The mirror and the hammer. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (2005). The interpreted world: An introduction to phenomenological psychology (2nd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Spinelli, E. (2007). Practicing existential therapy: The relational world. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Purchase here
Stark, M. (1999). Modes of therapeutic action. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson. Purchase here
Strasser, F. & Strasser, A. (1997). Existential time-limited therapy: The wheel of existence. New York: Wiley & Sons. Purchase here
Szasz, T. S. (1974). The myth of mental illness (Rev. ed.). New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Tillich, P. (1952). The courage to be. New Haven: Yale University Press. Purchase here
Tournier, P. (1957). The meaning of persons. New York: Harper & Row. Purchase here
Van Deurzen, E. (1997). Paradox and passion in psychotherapy: An exisential approach to therapy and counseling. New York: Wiley & Sons. Purchase here
Wampold, B. E. (2001). The great psychotherapy debate: Models, methods, and findings. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1980). Existential psychotherapy. New York: Basic Books. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1989). Love’s executioner. New York: HarperPerennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1993). When Nietzsche wept: A novel of obsession. New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1995). Theory and practice of group psychotherapy (4th ed.). New York: Basic Books. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1997). Lying on the couch: A novel. New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (1999). Momma and the meaning of life. New York: Perennial. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. (2002). The gift of therapy. New York: HarperCollins. Purchase here
Yalom, I. D. & Elkin, G. (1990). Every day gets a little closer: A twice-told therapy. New York: Basic Books. Purchase here