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# The Soul of Desire: Discovering the Neuroscience of Longing, Beauty, and Community

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Review: Beauty is Essential! Soul of Desire a MUST READ! - In this beautiful book, Dr. Curt Thompson invites his readers to "pay attention to the world in a different way". The Soul of Desire is an excellent, powerful and thought provoking offering from Dr. Thompson as he encourages and convinces his readers to examine the longings, desire and depths within each of our souls. Dr. Thompson truly believes that beauty, goodness and truth will change the world. He demonstrates, with compassion and sensitivity, this significant and practical life-change through sharing poignant stories of real people that he has served faithfully as a therapist. He weaves together his work in the area of Interpersonal Neurobiology---which is utterly fascinating--- with his day-to-day work with clients in his personal therapeutic practice. I have read each of Curt Thompson's other books, as well. I would highly recommend Soul of Desire and his other works to anyone who may want to know themselves and others better. His offering of hope for personal healing; as well as his proposal that we can heal others as we hold hope and imagine beauty---this offering is an invitation you just can't refuse! In our current climate of daily doses of hard news, darkness, hopeless situations and broken relationships, this book is ---100%--- a must read!!
Review: CARHOLIC THEOLOGY - although put forward as Christian, there is a clear Catholic view point, and Trinitarian emphasis. It is not an easy book to read with this apologetic approach making it harder rather than easier to dig to the core point . It takes a long time to make a simple point, the case studies dragging on a bit too much. Overpriced for what it is.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 180,833 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 134 in Christian Pastoral Counseling 1,012 in Inspirational Spirituality (Books) 1,769 in Popular Psychology |
| Customer reviews | 4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars (343) |
| Dimensions  | 15.24 x 2.79 x 22.86 cm |
| ISBN-10  | 1514002108 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1514002100 |
| Item weight  | 499 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 248 pages |
| Publication date  | 5 Oct. 2021 |
| Publisher  | IVP |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beauty is Essential! Soul of Desire a MUST READ!
*by S***E on 8 October 2021*

In this beautiful book, Dr. Curt Thompson invites his readers to "pay attention to the world in a different way". The Soul of Desire is an excellent, powerful and thought provoking offering from Dr. Thompson as he encourages and convinces his readers to examine the longings, desire and depths within each of our souls. Dr. Thompson truly believes that beauty, goodness and truth will change the world. He demonstrates, with compassion and sensitivity, this significant and practical life-change through sharing poignant stories of real people that he has served faithfully as a therapist. He weaves together his work in the area of Interpersonal Neurobiology---which is utterly fascinating--- with his day-to-day work with clients in his personal therapeutic practice. I have read each of Curt Thompson's other books, as well. I would highly recommend Soul of Desire and his other works to anyone who may want to know themselves and others better. His offering of hope for personal healing; as well as his proposal that we can heal others as we hold hope and imagine beauty---this offering is an invitation you just can't refuse! In our current climate of daily doses of hard news, darkness, hopeless situations and broken relationships, this book is ---100%--- a must read!!

### ⭐⭐ CARHOLIC THEOLOGY
*by K***D on 5 November 2024*

although put forward as Christian, there is a clear Catholic view point, and Trinitarian emphasis. It is not an easy book to read with this apologetic approach making it harder rather than easier to dig to the core point . It takes a long time to make a simple point, the case studies dragging on a bit too much. Overpriced for what it is.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by N***R on 6 November 2025*

In this book, Curt Thompson puts forward his experiences and training combined with psychotherapy, IPNB, and the biblical narrative, to demonstrate what the Christian life was meant to be, but modern evangelical Christianity in the USA has lost sight of. It’s refreshing to witness the stories, the systems, the rhythms, the processes, and rituals by which people can rediscover true healing, beauty, and goodness, while holding the tension of all the grief, rage, shame, and horrors of this life. If you read this book and you follow Christ, you will probably have one of two reactions: revulsion towards the explicit content, or intrigue and awakening to desire more of heaven, of God, and of those who love God.

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