Psychology & Christianity : Four Views - Softcover

Gary R. Collins; David G. Myers; David Powlison; Robert C. Roberts

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0830822631 ISBN 13: 9780830822638

Publisher: IVP Academic, 2000

Synopsis

Psychology has exploded across the academic and popular landscape in the last hundred years. Dozens of schools of thought have arisen and thousands of books have been written on the nature of our personalities, our development, our relationships and our inner well-being. All of this has been of interest (and sometimes of concern) to Christians because of the importance we place on a correct understanding of human nature. Psychology often seems disconnected from, if not antithetical to, Christian perspectives on life. How do we relate our cherished Christian beliefs about persons to what secular versions of psychology tell us? In this book are gathered four models of the relationship of psychology and Christianity. David Powlison (Westminster Theological Seminary) offers the biblical counseling model. The levels-of-explanation model is advanced by David G. Myers (Hope College), while Gary Collins (former executive director of American Association of Christian Counselors) introduces the integration model. The Christian psychology model is put forth by Robert C. Roberts (Baylor University). Each of the contributors responds to the other essayists, noting points of agreement as well as problems they see. Editors Eric L. Johnson and Stanton L. Jones also provide an introduction to the history of Christians and psychology as well as a conclusion that considers what might bind the four views together and how a reader might evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of each view.

About this title

About the Author:

Eric L. Johnson (Ph. D., Michigan State) is associate professor personality and theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, and is a frequent contributor to the Journal of Psychology and Theology.

Stanton L. Jones (Ph.D., Arizona State) is provost of Wheaton College and coauthor (with Richard Butman) of Modern Psychotherapies.

About this edition

• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0830822631
• ISBN 13: 9780830822638
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 271
• Editor: Stanton L. Jones, Eric L. Johnson