Foreword: My View of Imago ix
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D.
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: A Theory of Relationality 1
Wade Luquet, Ph.D.
Part One: Perspectives of the Founders 11
1 The Evolution of Imago Relationship Therapy: A Personal and Professional Journey 13
Harville Hendrix, Ph.D.
2 Relationship as a Living Laboratory 35
Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.
3 Conscious Marriage as Covenant 48
Helen LaKelly Hunt, Ph.D.
Part Two: Perspectives on Comparisons with Other Models 61
4 Family Systems Theory and Imago Therapy: A Theoretical Interpretation 63
Randy Gerson, Ph.D.
5 An Exploration of Imago Relationship Therapy and Affect Theory 91
Joseph Zielinski, Ph.D.
6 Relationship Knowing: Imago and Object Relations 108
Stephen R. Plumlee, M.Div., Ph.D.
7 Contemporary Psychoanalytic Relational Theories and Imago: Concepts for Relational Healing 122
Mona R. Barbera, Ph.D.
Part Three: Perspectives on Clinical Theory 137
8 Imago, Relationships, and Empathy 139
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D.
9 Imago, Relationships, and Empathy: A Response to Mason 162
Ted Smith, D.Min.
10 Imago: A Theory and Therapy of Connectivity 177
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D.
11 The Relationship Nightmare as an Expression of Disconnection 193
Randall C. Mason, Ph.D., Margaret Mason, Ph.D., and Mo Therese Hannah, Ph.D.
12 Envy's Manifestation in Individuals and Couples: Implications for Imago Therapy 201
Bernard J. Baca, Ph.D.
13 The Conscious Self in a Creational Paradigm 213
Sophie Slade, Ph.D.
About the Editors 221
About the Contributors 223
Index 225