{"product_id":"psychology-and-christianity-five-views-9780830828487","title":"Psychology and Christianity: Five Views","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow are Christians to understand and undertake the discipline of psychology?\u003c\/b\u003e 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach 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.\u003ci\u003ePsychology and Christianity: Five Views\u003c\/i\u003e has become a standard introductory textbook for students and professors of Christian psychology. This revision promises to keep it so.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpectrum 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eP. J. Watson (Ph.D. University of Texas at Arlington) is professor of pyschology and head of the pyschology department at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has written numerous articles relating to psychology and physiology that have been published in psychology books and scholarly journals. Over the years Watson has been the recipient of several grants for research, the most current being a grant from the University of Chattanooga Foundation to support \"personality research in Iran.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowlison, Ph.D., edits the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Biblical Counseling, \u003c\/i\u003e teaches at Westminster Theological Seminary, and counsels at the Christian Counseling Educational Foundation. He has written numerous articles about Christian counseling, and about how Christian faith and practice relate to the faiths and practices of the modern psychologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTodd W. Hall (Ph.D., Biola University, Doctoral specialization, University of California--Los Angeles) is director of the Institute for Research on Psychology and Spirituality, associate professor of psychology, and editor of the\u003ci\u003eJournal of Psychology and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e at Biola University. He is also the president of Alidade Research (alidaderesearch.com), a research and organizational development consulting firm. Hall developed the Furnishing the Soul Inventory, one of the most widely used measures of Christian spirituality among Christian colleges, Bible institutes and secondary schools in North America. He speaks and consults regularly on spiritual transformation, leadership and organizational development to Christian schools, nonprofits, businesses and churches around the country. Having conducted research on spiritual transformation for over fifteen years, Hall has published extensively on the topic in journals such as the \u003ci\u003eJournal for the Scientific Study of Religion, International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, Journal of Psychology and Theology, Journal of Psychology and Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMental Health, Culture and Religion\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSpiritual Formation, Counseling and Psychotherapy\u003c\/i\u003e (Nova Science, 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn H. Coe (PhD, University of California, Irvine) is director of the Institute for Spiritual Formation at Biola University in La Mirada, California. He is also professor of spiritual theology and philosophy at the Talbot School of Theology and Rosemead School of Psychology. He is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eWildlife in the Kingdom Come\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychology in the Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributor to \u003ci\u003eReading the Christian Spiritual Classics\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePsychology Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e. His research and speaking is in spiritual formation and the interface between psychology, spirituality and philosophy. He was the founding editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care\u003c\/i\u003e and has contributed articles to the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Psychology and Theology\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Psychology and Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e. He is married to Greta and they have two daughters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMyers is professor of psychology at Hope College. He is best known for his widely adopted texts on introductory psychology and social psychology. He had published widely in professional journals and is the recipient of the Gordon Allport Prize for research studies of group influence. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Happiness: Who Is Happy and Why\u003c\/i\u003e (William Morrow).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoberts, Ph.D., is distinguished professor of ethics at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He was formerly professor of philosophy and psychological studies at Wheaton College, where he worked on integration aspects of clinical psychology. Author of numerous books and articles, he is currently completing a volume on the moral psychology of emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStanton L. Jones is provost and professor of psychology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. During his tenure as chair of the psychology department (1984-1996), he led the development of Wheaton's Doctor of Psychology program in clinical psychology. He received his B.S. in psychology from Texas A M University in 1976, and his M.A. (1978) and Ph.D. (1981) degrees in clinical psychology from Arizona State University. He is a member of the American Psychological Association and served on the Council of Representatives, the central governing body of the APA, representing the Psychology of Religion division from 1999 to 2001. In 1994 he was named a Research Fellow of the Evangelical Scholars Program of the Pew Foundation. He was a Visiting Scholar at the Divinity School of the University of Cambridge and a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, University of Cambridge, for the 1995-1996 academic year. Jones authored the lead article, \"Religion and Psychology,\" for the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Psychology, \u003c\/i\u003e jointly published in 2000 by the American Psychological Association and Oxford University Press. His article in the March 1994 \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psychologist, \u003c\/i\u003e titled \"A Constructive Relationship for Religion with the Science and Profession of Psychology: Perhaps the Best Model Yet,\" was a call for greater respect for and cooperation with religion by secular psychologists. Jones has also written, with his wife, Brenna, a five-book series on sex education in the Christian family called God's Design for Sex. He is also the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eModern Psychotherapies\u003c\/i\u003e (with Richard E. Butman) and \u003ci\u003eHomosexuality: The Use of Scientific Research in the Church's Moral Debate\u003c\/i\u003e (with Mark A. Yarhouse) and editor of \u003ci\u003ePsychology and Christianity: Four Views.\u003c\/i\u003e He has published many other professional and popular articles and chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric L. Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e (Ph.D., Michigan State University) is Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral Care at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He is editor of \u003ci\u003eGod Under Fire\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003eFoundations for Soul Care.\u003c\/i\u003e He is an associate editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Psychology and Theology, Journal of Psychology and Christianity, \u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care.\u003c\/i\u003e In addition he is the director of the Society for Christian Psychology (AACC).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"IVP Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615509877010,"sku":"9780830828487","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9fe58c94-400f-47d6-880a-a7e22d74853b.jpg?v=1732491874","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/psychology-and-christianity-five-views-9780830828487","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}