Ministry and discipleship: toward a theology of healing -- The ASL-R cycle in psychodynamic theory: the role of instincts -- Human relationship in the developmental process: the contributions of Sullivan and Klein -- The developmental cycle in object relations theory: the contributions of Mahler, Winnicott and Fairbairn -- The development of self-esteem: object relations theory and the role of therapy -- The attachment cycle and therapy: three case illustrations -- Overall summary and conclusions.