Title: The Emergent Self
Authors: Adrian L. van Kaam; Bert van Croonenburg; Susan Annette Muto Penn State University Libraries Catalog+1
Publisher: Dimension Books, Inc., Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Penn State University Libraries Catalog+2Biblio+2
Year: 1968 Penn State University Libraries Catalog+1
Format: 4 hardcover volumes in a slipcase Penn State University Libraries Catalog+1
The set is divided into four volumes, each focusing on a different domain of the self and its relationships:
Volume I: The Self – exploring the nature of individual identity/selfhood. Penn State University Libraries Catalog
Volume II: The Self and Others – dealing with interpersonal relationships and how the self is shaped in interaction with other people. Penn State University Libraries Catalog+1
Volume III: The Self and Community – how the self relates to larger groups, ethical/social dimensions, community interaction. Penn State University Libraries Catalog
Volume IV: The Self and Reality – more existential/reflection-oriented, considering self in relation to the broader reality (maybe metaphysical, spiritual, or cosmic dimensions). Penn State University Libraries Catalog
The work is in the “self-help” / spiritual-psychological genre. eBay+2Penn State University Libraries Catalog+2
It seems focused on self-realization — helping the reader understand themselves, their relationships, and their place in the world. Penn State University Libraries Catalog+1
It is philosophical / reflective, not academic in the modern psychological sense, but more oriented to spiritual growth, awareness, existential questions.
The books are hardcovers, bound separately but enclosed in a slipcase. eBay+2Biblio+2
The edition is the first American edition. Penn State University Libraries Catalog
It has been reissued in a “second and revised American edition” by 1968 in some listings. Biblio
Because of age, many available copies are described as used/collectible