A particularly good feature of the book is the inclusion of very short response chapters following every major viewpoint chapter. This book’s chapters are well written by scholars or practitioners in the field, and the book makes for enhanced learning and study in Christian college psychology classrooms. But such real-world viewpoints (psychology in the real world of people and counseling) tend to produce models of integration with fuzzier boundaries, as to where “my model of integration leaves off and yours begins.” In the real world of the practice of psychology, it is clear that the integration of psychology and Christianity is not just a rational process – where one sees the brief description of the models and then makes his or her choice – but a making of a choice of one of these models in the context of one’s job, personality, religious history, manner of thinking, and more.
These last three models are thinking of the real world of counseling, and not just scientific or philosophical issues. The last three models (the Christian Psychology, a Transformational Psychology, and the Biblical Counseling Views), illustrate their view-points with necessarily more practical illustrations and examples. The first two models in the book (the Levels-of-Explanation and the Integration Views) present clear descriptions with winning arguments. The issues involved in choosing and practicing an integration model that seeks to relate psychology and Christianity – especially when the two are at odds – are not simple, and these authors present their own viewpoints with humility and an understanding of why Christians in psychology may hold various positions on integration. These early books helped shape our language and understanding of the basic issues and viewpoints involved in integrating psychology and Christianity. Stephen Evans’ Preserving the Person(1977). Bruce Narramore’s The Integration of Psychology and Theology(1979), and C.
This integration of psychology and Christianity book, like its predecessor with four views, is excellent for Christian college classroom use and represents an able descendent of a family of similar books with integration of psychology and Christianity models starting with John D. Watson from Baylor University and University of Tennessee-Chattanooga respectively a Transformational Psychology View, by John Coe and Todd Hall, both from Rosemeade Graduate School of Psychology and a Biblical Counseling View, by David Powlison from Westminister Theological Seminary. The five views or models of integration of psychology and Christianity and their chapter authors are: a Levels-of-Explanation View, by David Myers from Hope College an Integration View, by Stanton Jones from Wheaton College A Christian Psychology View, by Robert Roberts and P. From the new book title it is obvious that another model of integrating psychology and Christianity (the transformational psychology model) has been added. In this new version Stanton Jones has moved from coeditor to author of the integration position chapter, with Eric Johnson assuming the post as sole editor.
This book is an expanded version of the 2000 Psychology and Christianity: Four Views, edited by Stanton Jones and Eric Johnson.
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