The Integration of Psychology and Theology: An Introduction
PRIMARY AUDIENCE: College students of psychology, psychologists, pastors, family counselors, and others interested in the integration of psychology and Christianity.
Many Christians struggle to relate their faith to the discipline of psychology. They sense that the field of psychology has much to offer in understanding the emotional problems facing humanity. Yet they also believe the Bible should provide all of the answers to these dilemmas. Drs. Carter and Narramore have provided the clearest explanation available of the four major ways that Christians can approach the encounter between psychology and biblical Christianity.
These include:
- Approaches that reject the contributions of psychology
- Approaches that minimize the authority or relevance of the Bible to the study of psychology
- Approaches that parallel truths from psychology and the Bible but do not actually integrate them
- An approach that fully trusts the authority of the Bible and naturally integrates that biblical understanding with the contributions of psychology
The Integration of Psychology and Theology is required reading at Christian Colleges and Universities throughout the United States. It is must reading for anyone who wishes to understand how and why Christians take different approaches to the role of psychology in the Christian life.
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