Published 2010
by IVP Academic in Downers Grove, Ill .
Written in English
Edition Notes
Other titles | Psychology and Christianity |
Statement | edited by Eric L. Johnson ; with contributions by David G. Myers [... et al.]. |
Contributions | Johnson, Eric L., 1956-, Myers, David G. |
Classifications | |
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LC Classifications | BR110 .P77 2010 |
The Physical Object | |
Format | Paperback |
Pagination | 319 p. |
ID Numbers | |
Open Library | OL24099481M |
ISBN 10 | 9780830828487 |
LC Control Number | 2010009384 |
OCLC/WorldCa | 557405164 |
Discover the best Psychology & Christianity in Best Sellers. Find the top most popular items in Amazon Books Best Sellers. Psychology depends upon relationships and self-introspection. It is problem oriented. Needs become paramount in one’s life. However, in direct contrast is the biblical admonition to know and love the Lord God, creator of self. Secural humanism is gaining access into Christianity through psychology. Hypnotism, recollection, dream therapy. This book provides an introduction to many of the worldview issues and philosophical foundations that frame the relationship of psychology and theology, includes scholarly reflection on the integration literature, and surveys five paradigms of possible relationships between psychology and Christianity. The book is designed to help readers. Christianity and psychology have some things in common: They both state that our actions are the product of inner processes. But in describing what those processes are and how to change them, Christianity and psychology take the opposite approach. For one thing, the very word “psychology” reveals an anti-god approach.
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