Fall 2006 Courses		Pittman McGehee on The Denial of Death Four Wednesdays, September 27 and October 4, 11, and 25, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, Church Parlor, 2450 River Oaks Boulevard Ernest Becker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Denial of Death, compels us to consider the nature of our humanity. What makes humans act as we do? Becker’s viewpoint is that the fear of death is what motivates us and the threat of death forces us into denial. Becker’s far-reaching study provides an excellent summary of western psychology and philosophy, explaining and expanding upon the work of such luminaries as Freud, Jung, Rank, and Kierkegaard. J. Pittman McGehee, a Jungian analyst and the director of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychology and Spirituality, will offer Becker’s viewpoint and argue with its conclusions. McGehee is a priest of the Episcopal Church and the former dean of Christ Church Cathedral. He is widely known as a lecturer and educator in psychology and religion, as well as a published poet and essayist. For more information on Ernest Becker's work and legacy, please visit the website of the Ernest Becker Foundation.   Links to sites outside of The Houston Seminar are not under their control and The Houston Seminar is not responsible for the information or links you may find there.  The presence of the link is not intended to imply The Houston Seminar endorsement.
Summer Seminar
Study Tour of the Italian Lakes
Wilde about Oscar
2006 Elections
Pittman McGehee and The Denial of Death
Philip Roth and his novels
Victorian England
Middle East Insights
Looted Art
Austin Study Tour
The Gospel of Judas