Sam Keen (born 1931) is an American author, professor, and philosopher who is best known for his exploration of questions regarding love, life, wonder, religion, and being a male in contemporary society. He co-produced Faces of the Enemy, an award-winning PBS documentary; was the subject of a Bill Moyers' television special in the early 1990s; and for 20 years served as a contributing editor at Psychology Today magazine. He is also featured in the 2003 documentary Flight from Death.
Keen completed his undergraduate studies at Ursinus College in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and later completed graduate degrees at Harvard University and Princeton University.
Keen is married to Patricia de Jong, who is a former senior minister of First Congregational Church of Berkeley, United Church of Christ, in Berkeley, California.
Books
In print
- Prodigal Father, Wayward Son (2015)
- In the Absence of God: Dwelling in the Presence of the Sacred (2010)
- Sightings: Extraordinary Encounters with Ordinary Birds (Chronicle Books, 2007)
- Learning to Fly: Reflections on Fear, Trust, and the Joy of Letting Go (1999)
- To Love and Be Loved (Bantam, 1997)
- Hymns to an Unknown God (Bantam, 1994)
- Inward Bound: Exploring the Geography of Your Emotions (Bantam, 1992)
- Fire in the Belly: On Being a Man (Bantam, 1991)
- Your Mythic Journey (Tarcher, 1990)
- Faces of the Enemy. Reflections of the Hostile Imagination. (Harper and Row, San Francisco 1986)
Out of print
- The Passionate Life (Harper and Row)
- Beginnings Without End (Harper and Row, 1975)
- To a Dancing God (Harper and Row, 1970)
- Apology for Wonder (Harper and Row, 1969)
- Gabriel Marcel (John Knox Press, 1967)
See also
References
- Holt, Bradley P. (2017). Thirsty for God: A Brief History of Christian Spirituality (3rd ed.). Fortress Press. p. 209. ISBN 9780806626406.
- ^ "Sam Keen". Penguin Random House. n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- "Ursinus College". n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
- "Rev. Patricia de Jong | Profile". n.d. Retrieved 2022-03-09.
External links
- Official site
- Famous Quotes By Sam Keen
- Sam Keen MP3 audio - from Shift in Action, sponsored by Institute of Noetic Sciences
- Ancients were ahead of their time, The Sydney Morning Herald, Paul Sheehan, October 16, 2006.
- Flight From Death on Hulu
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