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Christian Psychotherapy in Context combines theology with the
latest research in clinical psychology to equip mental health
practitioners to meet the unique psychological and spiritual needs
of Christian clients. Encouraging therapists to operate from within
a Christian framework, the authors explore the intersection between
a Christian worldview and clients' emotional struggles, drawing
from sources including both foundational theological texts and the
"common factors" psychotherapy literature. Written collaboratively
by two clinical psychologists, an academic psychologist, and a
theologian, this book paves the way for psychotherapeutic practice
that builds on Christian principles as the foundation, rather than
merely adding them to treatment as an afterthought.
Christian Psychotherapy in Context combines theology with the
latest research in clinical psychology to equip mental health
practitioners to meet the unique psychological and spiritual needs
of Christian clients. Encouraging therapists to operate from within
a Christian framework, the authors explore the intersection between
a Christian worldview and clients' emotional struggles, drawing
from sources including both foundational theological texts and the
"common factors" psychotherapy literature. Written collaboratively
by two clinical psychologists, an academic psychologist, and a
theologian, this book paves the way for psychotherapeutic practice
that builds on Christian principles as the foundation, rather than
merely adding them to treatment as an afterthought.
God Never Changes Or does he? God has been getting a makeover of
late, a 'reinvention' that has incited debate and troubled scholars
and laypeople alike. Modern theological sectors as diverse as
radical feminism and the new open theism movement are attacking the
classical Christian view of God and vigorously promoting their own
images of Divinity. God Under Fire refutes the claim that major
attributes of the God of historic Christianity are false and
outdated. This book responds to some increasingly popular alternate
theologies and the ways in which they cast classical Christian
theism in a negative light. Featuring an impressive cast of
world-class biblical scholars, philosophers, and apologists, God
Under Fire begins by addressing the question, Should the God of
Historic Christianity Be Replaced? From there, it explores issues
as old as time and as new as the inquest into the openness of God.
How, for instance, does God risk, relate, emote, and change? Does
he do these things, and if so, why? These and other questions are
investigated with clarity, bringing serious scholarship into
popular reach. Above all, this collection of essays focuses on the
nature of God as presented in the Scriptures and as Christians have
believed for centuries. God Under Fire builds a solid and appealing
case for the God of classical Christian theism, who in recent
years---as through the centuries---has been the God under fire."
How are Christians to understand and undertake the discipline of
psychology? This question has been of keen interest (and sometimes
concern) to Christians because of the importance we place on a
correct understanding of human nature. Psychology can sometimes
seem disconnected from, if not antithetical to, Christian
perspectives on life. How are we to understand our Christian
beliefs about persons in relation to secular psychological beliefs?
This revised edition of a widely appreciated Spectrum volume now
presents five models for understanding the relationship between
psychology and Christianity. All the essays and responses have been
reworked and updated with some new contributors including the
addition of a new perspective, the transformative view from John
Coe and Todd Hall (Biola University). Also found here is David
Powlison (Westminster Theological Seminary) who offers the biblical
counseling model. The levels-of-explanation model is advanced by
David G. Myers (Hope College), while Stanton L. Jones (Wheaton
College) offers an entirely new chapter presenting the integration
model. The Christian psychology model is put forth by Robert C.
Roberts (Baylor University) now joined by Paul J. Watson
(University of Tennesee, Chattanooga). Each of the contributors
responds to the other essayists, noting points of agreement as well
as problems they see. Eric L. Johnson provides a revised
introduction that describes the history of Christians and
psychology, as well as a conclusion that considers what might unite
the five views and how a reader might evaluate the relative
strengths and weaknesses of each view. Psychology and Christianity:
Five Views has become a standard introductory textbook for students
and professors of Christian psychology. This revision promises to
keep it so. Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on
contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the
opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in
this dynamic publishing format.
What does authentic Christian counseling look like in practice?
This volume explores how five major perspectives on the interface
of Christianity and psychology would each actually be applied in a
clinical setting. Respected experts associated with each of the
perspectives depict how to assess, conceptualize, counsel and offer
aftercare to Jake, a hypothetical client with a variety of complex
issues. In each case the contributors seek to explain how theory
can translate into real-life counseling scenarios. This book builds
on the framework of Eric L. Johnson's Psychology Christianity: Five
Views. These include the Levels-of-Explanation Approach, the
Integration Approach, the Christian Psychology Approach, the
Transformational Approach and the Biblical Counseling Approach.
While Counseling and Christianity can be used independently of
Johnson's volume, the two can also function as useful companions.
Christians who counsel, both those in practice and those still in
training, will be served by this volume as it strengthens the
connections between theory and practice in relating our faith to
the mental health disciplines. They will finally get an answer to
their persistent but unanswered question: "What would that
counseling view look like behind closed doors?" Christian
Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how
Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences
including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and
family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support
the well-being of their clients.
In this groundbreaking work of first-order scholarship, Eric
Johnson makes a vitally important contribution to the field of
Christian counseling. He first presents a detailed overview and
appreciative but critical evaluation of the reigning paradigms in
the field of Christian counseling, particularly biblical counseling
and integration. Building on their respective strengths, he seeks
to move beyond the current impasse in the field and develop a more
unified?and robustly Christian understanding. Drawing upon the
Bible and various Christian intellectual and soul care traditions,
and through a Christian reinterpretation of relevant modern
psychological theory and research, Johnson proceeds to offer a new
framework for the care of souls that is comprehensive in scope, yet
flows from a Christian understanding of human beings--what amounts
to a distinctly Christian version of psychology. This book is a
must-read for any serious Christian teacher, student, or
practitioner in the fields of psychology or counseling.
Based in the universe created by David Drake (with his permission)
A New Hope chronicles, in anthology format the exploits of A Troop,
2/4 Cavalry. Designed to solely test out a new type (though of old
ideas) of vehicles and tactics, the troopers are challenged by an
insurgency campaign set in the mountainous Pollo Mountains.
Are Christian treatments as effective as secular treatments? What
is the evidence to support its success? Christians engaged in the
fields of psychology, psychotherapy and counseling are living in a
unique moment. Over the last couple decades, these fields have
grown more and more open to religious belief and
religion-accommodative therapies. At the same time, Christian
counselors and psychotherapists encounter pressure (for example,
from insurance companies) to demonstrate that their accommodative
therapies are as beneficial as secular therapies. This raises the
need for evidence to support Christian practices and treatments.
The essays gathered in this volume explore evidence-based Christian
treatments, practices, factors and principles. The authors mine the
relevant research and literature to update practicing
psychotherapists, clinical researchers, students, teachers and
educated laypersons about the efficacy of certain
Christian-accommodative therapies. Topics covered in the book
include: devotional meditation cognitive-behavior therapy
psychodynamic and process-experiential therapies couples, marriage
and family therapy group intervention The book concludes with a
review of the evidence for the various treatments discussed in the
chapters, a guide for conducting clinical trials that is essential
reading for current or aspiring researchers, and reflections by the
editors about the future of evidence-based Christian practices. As
the editors say, "more research is necessary." To that end, this
volume is a major contribution to a field of inquiry that, while
still in its infancy, promises to have enormous implications for
future work in Christian counseling and psychotherapy. Christian
Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how
Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences
including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and
family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support
the well-being of their clients.
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