Gerald May

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Gerald Gordon May
Born June 12, 1940 (1940-06-12)
Hillsdale, Michigan
Died April 12, 2005 (2005-04-13) (aged 64)
Baltimore, Maryland
Occupation Psychiatrist

Gerald "Jerry" Gordon May (June 12, 1940- April 12, 2005) was an American Psychiatrist and Theologian.[1] May initially worked as an Air Force psychiatrist in Vietnam where he was a conscientious objector and then became chief of inpatient services at Andrews Air Force Base. After he and his family moved to Columbia, Maryland,[2] he worked on staff treating patients at the Spring Grove Hospital Center and Patuxent Correctional Mental Health Center of the Maryland state prisons system. In 1973, May joined the Shalem Institute for Spiritual Formation in Bethesda, Maryland, where he eventually became a senior fellow conducting workshops in contemplative theology and psychology.[3] May wrote several books which advanced his views on combining spiritual direction with psychological treatment.[4][5]

May was the half-brother of the existential psychologist, Rollo May.[3]

Selected works

  • Simply Sane: Stop Fixing Yourself and Start Really Living (1977) Paulist Press, ISBN 9780809102150
  • Care of Mind, Care of Spirit: Psychiatric Dimensions of Spiritual Direction (1982) Harper & Row, ISBN 9780060655334
  • Will and Spirit: A Contemplative Psychology(1983) Harper & Row, ISBN 9780060655341
  • Addiction and Grace: Love and Spirituality in the Healing of Addictions (1988) Harper & Row, ISBN 9780060655365
  • The Dark Night of the Soul: A Psychiatrist Explores the Connection Between Darkness and Spiritual Growth (2004) Harper & Row, ISBN 9780060750558

References

  1. ↑ Kelly, Jacques (April 12, 2005). "Dr. Gerald Gordon May, 64, psychiatrist for prison system, author and teacher". Baltimore Sun. p. Obituaries. Retrieved 2 October 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Gerald G. May, 64, psychiatrist, author". Washington Times. April 17, 2005. p. Obit. Retrieved 2 October 2013. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bernstein, Adam (April 13, 2005). "Jerry May; Mixed Psychiatric, Spiritual Therapy". The Washington Post. p. B6. Retrieved 2 October 2013. 
  4. ↑ Collins, Brendan. "The changing relationship between psychology and contemporary spiritual direction." Pastoral Psychology 40.5 (1992): 285-292.
  5. ↑ Lapierre, Lawrence L. "A model for describing spirituality." Journal of religion and health 33.2 (1994): 153-161.
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