

His work on ritual process and the masculine psyche is today in the forefront of theory in masculine psychology, spirituality, and initiation.

IntroductionĪs a psychoanalytic scientist, Moore worked on decoding and mapping the deep structures of the human self. He was also employed from 1973 to 2016 in the private practice of psychotherapy and from 1983 to 2016 in the private practice of psychoanalysis and as a consultant in organizational development and leadership and personal coaching. His employment history shows that he found a home at the Chicago Theological Seminary: 1973-1977: Western Illinois University, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religious Studies 1977-1979: Chicago Theological Seminary, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Religion 1979-1982: Associate Professor of Psychology and Religion 1982-2005: Professor of Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Spirituality 2005–2016: Distinguished Service Professor of Psychology, Psychoanalysis, and Spirituality. Moore was deeply impressed with three University of Chicago professors, Mircea Eliade, Victor Turner, and Paul Tillich. His education was extensive: 1964: B.A., Hendrix College (Religion/Behavioral Science) 1967: M.Th., Southern Methodist University (Psychology and Theology) 1968: M.Th., Duke University (Counseling Psychology and Religion) 1970: M.A., University of Chicago (Psychology and Religion) 1975: Ph.D., University of Chicago (Psychology and Religion) 1983: Diplomate, Adler Institute (Adlerian Psychoanalysis)) 1987: Diplomate, C. He was married to Margaret Shanahan and lived in Chicago. Moore has characterized his roots as "Cajun Catholic, Russian Jewish, and Scotch-Irish Protestant". His parents were Golden Franklin Moore, Sr., and Margaret DePriest Moore.

A child of the pre-Civil Rights South, Robert Louis Moore was born on August 13, 1942.
