Thomas Moore (spiritual writer)
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Thomas Moore is the author of popular spiritual books including the New York Times best seller, Care of the Soul (1993). He is a Roman Catholic and a Jungian psychotherapist.
Moore was born in Detroit, Michigan to an Irish Catholic family. As a youth he joined the Servites, a Roman Catholic lay order where he studied philosophy and music.
He earned an M.A. in theology from the University of Windsor and a Ph.D. in religion from Syracuse University. Afterwards he taught at Glassboro State College and then Southern Methodist University, where he was denied tenure.
From 1974 to 1990 he practiced as a psychotherapist, first in Dallas, Texas and later in New England. After the success of Care of the Soul and its companion volumn SoulMates, he became a full-time professional writer. Moore's most recent book, Dark Nights of the Soul, won an award in 2006.
[edit] External links
- Barque: Thomas Moore - Updated blog about Thomas Moore's workshops, writing and influence on others. It connects to a free forum about Moore's work.
- Official site
- Whole Terrain link to Moore's articles published in Whole Terrain
