Articles by Anthony J. Marsella

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Guidelines for Living a Spiritual Life
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. - TRANSCEND Media Service, 7 Mar 2011

1. Awareness
I resolve to be more aware and responsive to the spiritual dimensions of my being and my nature.

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Identity: Beyond Self, Culture, Nation, and Humanity to “LIFEISM”
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D. – TRANSCEND Media Service, 28 Feb 2011

This article explores the nature and meaning of identity and its personal, cultural, and national nuances and consequences. In this presentation, I note, as have many others, that meaningful personal and social identities are at the core of a meaningful human existence. But this assertion raises critical questions about what is a meaningful identity, and what is a meaningful existence. These questions assume greater importance and consequence in the context of our emerging global era, in which the development, shaping, and assertion of certain personal and social identities can have life-affirming or life-harming consequences for all of us.

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IDENTITY: BEYOND SELF, CULTURE, NATION, AND HUMANITY TO “LIFEISM”
Anthony J. Marsella, Ph.D., 22 Oct 2008

President, Psychologists for Social Responsibility Summary:  This article explores the nature and meaning of identity and its personal, cultural, and national nuances and consequences.  In this presentation, I note, as have many others, that meaningful personal and social identities are at the core of a meaningful human existence.  But this assertion raises critical questions about […]

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