Thomas Moore (spiritual writer)
{{Short description|American psychotherapist}}
{{Other people|Thomas Moore}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1940|10|08}}
| birth_place = Detroit, Michigan
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| nationality = American
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| occupation = Psychotherapist
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| education = {{ublist|DePaul University (B.A.)| University of Michigan (M.A.)|University of Windsor (M.A.)|Syracuse University (Ph.D.)}}
| spouse = Hari Kirin (born Joan Hanley)
| children = 2
| notable_works = Care of the Soul (1992)
| website = {{URL|thomasmooresoul.com}}
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Thomas Moore (born October 8, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American psychotherapist, former monk, and writer of popular spiritual books, including the New York Times bestseller Care of the Soul (1992), a "guide to cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life".{{cite news |last1=Theroux |first1=Phyllis |title=Use It or Lose It |url=https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/08/10/bsp/14849.html |access-date=1 June 2021 |work=New York Times |date=16 August 1992}}{{cite web | title = Thomas Moore Biography |work=Hay House| url = http://www.hayhouse.com/authorbio/thomas-moore | access-date = 2014-08-21 }} He writes and lectures in the fields of archetypal psychology, mythology, and imagination.{{cite web | title = Thomas Moore |work=Christianity Today| url = http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2002/julyweb-only/21.0a.html?paging=off|date=July 1, 2002| access-date = 2014-08-21}} His work is influenced by the writings of Carl Jung and James Hillman.{{cite web |title=Meet Thomas |url=https://thomasmooresoul.com/meet-thomas/ |website=Thomas Moore Soul |access-date=1 June 2021}}
Early life and education
Moore was born to an Irish Catholic family in Detroit, Michigan. At age 13, he joined the prep seminary of the Servites, a Roman Catholic lay order, where he studied philosophy and music. However, he left the order 13 years later, just before his ordination as a priest.{{cite web| title =Soul Life: An Interview with Thomas Moore, PhD| work =Sounds True | url =http://www.soundstrue.com/shop/articles/Soul_Life-An_Interview_with_Thomas_Moore_PhD?component=authorcontent| access-date =2014-08-21| archive-date =2014-08-22| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20140822123043/http://www.soundstrue.com/shop/articles/Soul_Life-An_Interview_with_Thomas_Moore_PhD?component=authorcontent| url-status =dead}}
Moore earned a B.A. from DePaul University in Chicago, an M.A. in musicology from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor, Ontario, and in 1975, a Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University.{{cite web | title = Teachers Project: Thomas Moore |work=Spirituality & Practice| url = http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/teachers/teachers.php?id=207
| access-date = 2014-08-21 }} He taught at Glassboro State College and then Southern Methodist University.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uc_PWGIMKlUC&q=thomas+moore+taught+at+Glassboro+State+College+and+then+Southern+Methodist+University&pg=PA129|title=Seeking the Sacred: Leading a Spiritual Life in a Secular World|last1=Moore|first1=Thomas|last2=Dallaire|first2=Roméo|last3=Rutte|first3=Martin|last4=Woodman|first4=Marion|date=2006|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=9781550227246|language=en}} Denial of tenure at SMU launched Moore's next career.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
Career
From 1974 to 1990, Moore practiced as a psychotherapist, first in Dallas, Texas, and later in New England. After the success of Care of the Soul: Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life (1992) and its companion volume Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship (1994), he became a full-time writer who lectures internationally about spirituality, ecology, psychotherapy, and religion. He is also a columnist with The Huffington Post,{{cite web | title = Thomas Moore columns|work=Huffington Post| url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/thomas-moore/
| access-date = 2014-08-21 }} and Spirituality & Health Magazine{{cite web | title = Thomas Moore columns|work=Spirituality & Health| url=http://spiritualityhealth.com/authors/thomas-moore | access-date = 2015-08-14 }} and Beliefnet.
Personal life
He lives in New Hampshire with his wife, the artist Hari Kirin (born Joan Hanley),{{cite web |title=Biography: Hari Kirin |url=https://www.artandyoga.com/hari-kirin/biography/ |website=Art & Yoga |access-date=1 June 2021}} whom he met at Lesley College, where she was a student in his art therapy class.{{cite news |last1=Brown |first1=Joe |title=Celebrations |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1994/02/14/celebrations/ba2e2654-c6e1-4ac3-bae6-f56555dcafcd/ |access-date=1 June 2021 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=14 February 1994}} They have two children.{{cite web | title = Thomas Moore Preacher and Teacher Bio Page |work= Beliefnet.com | url = http://www.beliefnet.com/Video/Preachers-and-Teachers/Bios/Thomas-Moore-Preacher-and-Teacher-Bio-Page.aspx | access-date = 2014-08-21 }}
Bibliography
=Books=
- The Planets Within: Ficino's Astrological Psychology. Bucknell University Press. 1982. {{ISBN|978-0-83875-022-3}}
- {{cite book|title=Rituals of the imagination |location=Dallas |publisher=Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture |year=1984 |version=2nd edition |isbn=0-911005-03-X}}
- {{cite book|title=Care of the Soul: Guide for Cultivating Depth and Sacredness in Everyday Life |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GJDuDW1MrtIC |publisher=HarperCollins |year=1992 |isbn=978-0-06-183534-6}}
- {{cite book|title=Soul Mates: Honoring the Mystery of Love and Relationship |year=1994}} {{ISBN|0060169281}}.
- {{cite book|title=Meditations: On the Monk Who Dwells in Daily Life |url=https://archive.org/details/meditations00thom |url-access=registration |location=New York |publisher=HarperCollins Publishers |year=1994 |isbn=0-06-017223-1}}
- {{cite book|title=The Re-enchantment of Everyday Life |year=1997}} {{ISBN|0060928247}}.
- {{cite book|title=The Education of the Heart |publisher=Harper Perennial |year=1997 |isbn=0-06-092860-3}}
- {{cite book|title=Dark Eros: The Imagination of Sadism |year=1998}} {{ISBN|0882143654}}.
- {{cite book|title=The Soul of Sex: Cultivating Life as an Act of Love |year=1999}} {{ISBN|0060930950}}.
- {{cite book |title=Original Self: Living with Paradox and Originality |publisher=Harper |year=2000 |isbn=0-06-019542-8 |url=https://archive.org/details/originalselflivi00moor }}
- {{cite book|title=The Soul's Religion: Cultivating a Profoundly Spiritual Way of Life |url=https://archive.org/details/soulsreligioncul00moor |url-access=registration |publisher=Harper |year=2002 |isbn=0-06-019286-0}}
- {{cite book |title=Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way Through Life's Ordeals |publisher=Gotham |year=2004 |isbn=1-59240-067-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/darknightsofsoul00moor }}
- {{cite book|title=A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You were Born to Do |year=2008}} {{ISBN|0767922530}}.
- {{cite book|title=Writing in the Sand: Jesus, Spirituality and the Soul of the Gospels|publisher=Hay House|year=2009|isbn=978-1-4019-2413-3}}
- {{cite book|title=Care of the Soul in Medicine |publisher=Hay House |year=2010 |isbn=978-1-4019-2563-5}}
- {{cite book|title=The Guru of Golf |year=2010}} {{ISBN|1401925669}}.
- {{cite book|title=A Religion of One's Own: A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World |publisher=Gotham |year=2014 |isbn=978-1-59240-829-0}}
- {{cite book|title=The Soul of Christmas |url=https://shop.franciscanmedia.org/products/the-soul-of-christmas |publisher=Franciscan Media |year=2016}} {{ISBN|1632531208}}.
- {{cite book|title=Ageless Soul: The Lifelong Journey Toward Meaning and Joy |publisher=St. Martin's |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-250-13581-0}}
- {{cite book|title=Soul Therapy: The Art and Craft of Caring Conversations |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2021 |isbn=9780063071438}}
=Articles=
{{Expand list|date=April 2016}}
- {{cite journal |author=Moore, Thomas |date=Jan–Feb 2013 |title=The author of your life's story |department=Care of the Soul |journal=Spirituality & Health |volume=15 |issue=6 |pages=14–15 |url=http://spiritualityhealth.com/articles/author-your-lifes-story }}Spirituality & Health often changes the title of a print article when it is published online. This article is titled "Are You the Author of Your Life's Story?" online.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://thomasmooresoul.com/ Official site: thomasmooresoul.com]
- [http://barque.blogspot.com/ Barque: Thomas Moore] A blog dedicated to Moore's work
- [http://www.wholeterrain.org/bio.cfm?Contributor_ID=233 Whole Terrain] link to Moore's articles published in Whole Terrain
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Category:American psychotherapists
Category:American Roman Catholic writers
Category:American spiritual writers
Category:American people of Irish descent
Category:DePaul University alumni
Category:Rowan University faculty
Category:Southern Methodist University faculty
Category:Syracuse University alumni
Category:University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance alumni