Perfecting Ourselves to Death

The Pursuit of Excellence and the Perils of Perfectionism

By Richard Winter

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Books
Length: 205 pages
Size: 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: March 2005

ISBN-10: 0-8308-3259-9
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-3259-0
IVP Order Code: 3259

Related Subjects

Cultural Analysis

• Analyzes what drives perfectionism in North American culture
• Offers practical advice on coping with perfectionism
• Filled with real-life stories
• Highlights cultural promotion of perfectionism through media, family, education, etc.
• Draws on the latest social science research
• Author is both a psychiatrist and theologian
• Author lectures frequently on this topic