{"id":11260,"date":"2026-04-07T11:45:03","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T01:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stcyrils.edu.au\/?page_id=11260"},"modified":"2026-05-25T13:23:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:23:35","slug":"fr-dr-stephen-muse","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stcyrils.edu.au\/index.php\/faculty\/fr-dr-stephen-muse\/","title":{"rendered":"Rev. Professor Stephen Muse"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rev. Dr Stephen Muse<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Adjunct Professor in Pastoral Psychology and Counselling<\/h3>\n

Education:<\/strong><\/h3>\n

BA (Philosophy) Davidson College<\/h4>\n

MDiv Princeton Theological Seminary<\/h4>\n

MS, PhD (Counselling Psychology, Pastoral) Loyola College of Maryland<\/h4>\n

LMFT University of Georgia<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Rev. Dr Stephen Muse is a bi-vocational priest in the Greek Orthodox Church with an active independent practice in pastoral psychotherapy, life coaching and clinical supervision. He directed the Pastoral Counselor Training program at the Pastoral Institute, Inc. in Columbus, GA for 21 years. He has held faculty positions in numerous seminaries and universities, most recently as an Adjunct Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science and Bioethics and Medical Humanities at Mercer University School of Medicine (2021-2025). He has led workshops and retreats throughout the US and internationally, as well as offering lectures at St Tikhons, St Vladimir\u2019s, Kottayam Seminary in Kerala, India and the Holy Cross School of Theology. For 25 years he directed the nationally recognised Clergy-in-Kairos program, a personalised week-long out-patient intensive for clergy (and spouse) renewal. He has published more than 60 articles and is the author\/editor of many books including When Hearts Become Flame<\/em>, which\u00a0is considered essential reading in the field of Orthodox theology and counselling.<\/p>\n

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:<\/h4>\n

(2023) \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Most Important Question<\/em>, Alhambra, CA: Sebastian Press<\/p>\n

(2022)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Parenting In Repentance: Growing Together in Love, Gratefulness, and Joy,<\/em>\u00a0Alhambra, CA: Sebastian Press.<\/p>\n

(2021)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cShame and Overcoming the Mechanisms of Defense in response to sin and trauma: Reflections on psychoanalysis and Orthodox Christianity as \u201ccures of love\u201d in Soul and Psyche as a Surprise<\/em>: Psychoanalysis and Orthodox Theology in Dialogue<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>Eudoxia Delli and Vasileios Thermos, (Eds), Alhambra,CA: Sebastian Press<\/p>\n

(2019)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Words Into Spirit: Pastoral Perspectives on Confession,<\/em>\u00a0Thermos, V. and Muse, S. (eds.) Waymart, PA: St. Tikhon\u2019s Monastery Press.<\/p>\n

(2019)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWhatever Happened to Saints Kosmas and Damian: Sustaining the Healing Partnership Under Increasing Demands of Corporate Interests,\u201d in Compliance and Resistance: Discerning the Spirit<\/em>, Mamalakis, P. Burg, J., Woroncow, H. (eds). Serbia: Sebastian Press<\/p>\n

(2019)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Muse, S. \u201cQuality Care and the Soul of the Physician,\u201d J Fam Med Dis Prev, Vol. 5(3), 2019, 5:102, DOI: 10.23937\/2469-5793\/1510102<\/a><\/p>\n

(2018)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Pain, Suffering & Resiliency: Orthodox Christian Perspectives, <\/em>Muse, S., Berg, J, Woroncow, H. (eds.), Alhambra, CA: Sebastian Press.<\/p>\n

(2018)\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Muse, S, \u201cThe Resilient Physician: Sustaining the Healing Partnership,\u201d Mental Health and Addiction Research <\/em>[MHAR], Online ISSN: 2398-5380, Vol. 3(1), 1-8. DOI: 10.15761\/MHAR.1000151<\/p>\n

(2016)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Caregivers as Confessors and Healers<\/em>. Muse, S., Berg, J., Woroncow, H. (eds.), Witchita, Kansas: Eighth Day Institute .<\/p>\n

(2016)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cEmpathic Encounter and Spiritual Struggle in the Trialogue of the Healing Relationship.\u201d Muse, S, Berg, J, Woroncow, H. (eds.) Caregivers as Confessors and Healers<\/em>. Witchita, Kansas: Eighth Day Institute.<\/p>\n

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