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Care for the Soul: Exploring the Intersection of Psychology Theology
Care for the Soul Exploring the Intersection of Psychology Theology Author:Mark R. McMinn (Editor), Timothy R. Phillips (Editor) For two millennia Christians have been caring for souls. Since the Enlightenment, though, the Christian concept of the soul has been usurped by modern and postmodern notions of the self. "Somehow we misplaced the soul even as we developed a thriving science of the psyche," lament the editors of this volume. Thus there is a clash betwee... more »n Western therapeutic culture and the church's understanding of the soul's nature and its care.
As a result, some Christians deride psychology as dangerous. Others believe that it has much to offer Christians interested in caring for the soul. What is the proper relationship between psychology and theology? Is soul care the shared task of these two fields? This collection of essays is a multidisciplinary dialogue on the interface between psychology and theology that takes seriously the long, rich tradition of soul care in the church. In this volume you'll find incisive discussions of
the current state of theology and psychology
overcoming the acquiescence to secularism
theological resources for developing Christian psychology
taking theology to heart in psychology
taking psychology to heart in theology and Christian life
Contributors include Jeffry H. Boyd, Ellen T. Charry, Deborah van Deusen Hunsinger, L. Gregory Jones, Stanton L. Jones, Cynthia Neal Kimball, Bryan N. Maier, Michael Mangis, Philip G. Monroe, Stephen K. Moroney, Dennis L. Okholm, David Powlison, Robert C. Roberts, Richard L. Schultz, Myrla Seibold, Brett Webb-Mitchell and David Alan Williams.
Providing insight and analysis from nineteen psychologists and theologians, is essential reading for psychologists and counselors, pastors and theologians, and students or professors of psychology and theology.« less