The Spirit of Happiness: Discovering God's Purpose for Your Life

by T. Byram Karasu

Argues that a devoted faith in God is an essential part of achieving life satisfaction, explaining how to accept such challenges as war, poverty, and death while offering counsel on improving everything from one's career to interpersonal relationships. By the author of The Art of Serenity. 40,000 first printing.

304 pages, Hardcover

First published February 7, 2006

About the author

Dr. Karasu is a psychiatrist, educator and psychotherapist with extensive experience treating depression and personality disorders. He chaired the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) national task force on the treatment of psychiatric disorders, which produced a seminal, four-volume report describing the therapy for each disorder. He also chaired the APA’s work group on major depressive disorders, whose findings were published in the Practice Guideline for Major Depressive Disorder in Adults.
Dr. Karasu is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the APA and the recipient of the APA's Presidential Commendation and the American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians’ Sigmund Freud Award. A prolific writer, he is the author or editor of 21 books, two of them are bestsellers, The Art of Serenity and The Spirit of Happiness. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 peer-reviewed publications, a member of the editorial boards of nine journals, and editor-in-chief emeritus of the American Journal of Psychotherapy.

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book but I found it hard to apply. I was uncomfortable with the excessive quotes from the Bible. The Bible is great but somehow it doesn't always make me happy.