by Dr. Ann-Marie Neale Board of Executive Council member/ Faculty Member May 4, 2026 On April 27, 2026, Dr. Edith Eva Eger passed away surrounded by her loving family and team.  The board of directors and members of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy USA extend our heart-felt condolences to Dr. Eger’s family and all...

Dr. Willem Maas, with the invaluable support of Pieter Hoekstra, led the 18th Logo-Chat on “Some Remarks on the Nominal Socratic Dialogue as an Existential-Analytical Tool for (Short-Term) Logotherapy.” In this session, he introduced the Nominal Socratic Dialogue as a distinctive form of dialogue within Logotherapy. Focusing on attitudinal value, this approach seeks to reawaken...

Dr. Robert and Vicki Hutzell brought 50+ years of involvement with logotherapy to discussion. For many years, Bob served as editor and Vicki as production manager of The International Forum for Logotherapy. This talk explores their personal logotherapy experiences and applications, including their close work with James Crumbaugh (developer of the Purpose in Life Test-PIL)...

Margarita Virsu talked about Viktor Frankl’s idea of looking back to life, in the way where one finds one own “grain shed” (Sorrows and happiness, achievements and failures). Then let the participants  COLOUR IT OUT, AND  look at it: i. see what the participants want to keep, ii. see what the participants do not need anymore in our lives....

Dr. Purjo’s brand new book is “Understanding Love”.  This book is a true voyage of exploration across the sea of love, approaching the theme through a logotherapeutic and philosophical perspective. The author, PhD Timo Purjo, examines love as the highest value, a fundamental spiritual capacity, and the deepest meaning of human existence. It leads the...

an amazing and one-of-a-kind conference, dedicated entirely to honoring Viktor Frankl’s legacy! The Logotherapy Association of Israel, invites you for “The Scope of the Human Potential!,” an amazing and one-of-a-kind conference, dedicated entirely to honoring Viktor Frankl’s legacy! I want to invite you to a conference honoring Viktor Frankl – author of the best-selling book...

Dr. Schreiber engaged the audience in a discussion on key aspects of Logophilosophy that Viktor Frankl touched upon but did not fully elaborate—topics that often spark questions from students during lectures. Rather than delivering a traditional lecture, Dr. Schreiber intends to foster an open, discursive conversation. He hopes to explore questions such as: What does it...

The Viktor Frankl Institute (Vienna), with the support of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy (USA), the Higher School of Logotherapy at the Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, and other partner organizations, proudly presents the 5th World Congress on Logotherapy!October 18 – 23, 2025 / Antalya, Turkey. For details please click on the the link: https://logocongress.com/en#program

We’re pleased to announce that the Institute’s new board member, Raphael Kleinmann, will be hosting a webinar on May 16th at 8:00 AM PST.If you’re interested in joining, you can register using the link below Exploring Meaning and Purpose with Raphael Kleinmann

The Limits of Religion and the Meaning of Life: Viktor Frankl’s PerspectiveArt Village, 2024 (in Japanese)Author: Keisuke Noda, Ph.D.Diplomat in Logo-Philosophy; Professor of Philosophy, HJI Graduate School for Peace and Public Leadership, New York, USA This book explores how rigid, exclusivist religious beliefs and ideological systems can give rise to ethical paradoxes—situations in which deeply...