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Science, religion, and health : the interface of psychology and theology/spirituality / J. Harold Ellens

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Ellens, J. Harold, 1932-
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Eugene : Cascade Books, 2016.
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Contents
Reflections on human health -- Spirituality, religion, and science: Principles and possibilities -- Interface of psychology and theology -- Anxiety and the rise of religious experience -- The biblical-theological underpinnings -- The psychodynamics of the fall story -- Modern notions of human nature -- Consequences for psychotherapy -- Concluding observations: Transference and countertransference -- Afterword by H. Newton Malony.
Summary
Psychology and theology interface at four levels: theory development, research process, data collection, and clinical operation. At each level they connect in the model of humanness (anthropology) forming and functioning there; and in that model of humanness it is in personality theory that psychology illumes theology and that psychology illumines theology. A theologian who does not take full advantage of the way psychology illumines theology is not serious about the work of theology. psychologist who does not take full advantage of the way theology illumines psychology is not serious about the field and practice of psychology. Science, Religion, and Health explains in readable style how that interface and mutual illumination works, and why it is crucial for Christian psychotherapists and pastors.
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9781532601774 (electronic bk.)
1532601778 (electronic bk.)
153260176X
9781532601767
1532601786
9781532601781
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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