God and Soul Care: The Therapeutic Resources of the Christian Faith
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (531 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0830851593 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 592 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the author of Foundations for Soul Care and the coeditor of God Under Fire and Christianity and Psychology: Four Views. . Johnson (PhD, Michigan State University) trained as an academic psychologist and is Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral Care at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lou
The church as the body of Christ is where God's therapy is put into actionwhere people can flourish in communion the way God originally intended. While many Christians are wary of therapy, the Christian tradition is thoroughly therapeutic and contains ample resources for engaging in dialogue with modern psychology. Each chapter not only serves as an overview of a key doctrine, but also highlights the therapeutic implications of this doctrine for Christian counseling and psychology. Through his incarnation, life, death, resurrection, and exaltation, Christ put to death the soul-disordering consequences of sin and brought about a new creation through union with and conformity to him. A groundbreaking achievement in the synthesis of theology and psychology, God and Soul Care is an indispensable resource for students, scholars, pastors, and clinicians.. Told in this way, the deep connection between Christian faith and psychology becomes evident. Christianity, at its heart, is a therapeutic faitha religion of soul care. The story of Christianity is a story of divine therapy. God's therapeutic agenda begins in the perfect triune communion of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Johnson
Bartholomew, Redeemer University College) . Alas, too often we are faced with the dilemma of simplistic Christian counsel or secular psychology that refuses to take our deepest commitments seriously. "God and Soul Care by Eric Johnson is another deep and substantial contribution to the further development of a truly Christian psychology and to Christian counseling and soul care. Caught amid the unexpected, we hope for wise counsel that will help us find our way in and through the darkness. He not only resists a false dichotomy between faith and the insights of psychology but has devoted his life's work to mapping the intricate networks between Scripture, faith, theology, and psychology. This is one of many reasons that I am so grateful for Eric Johnson's work. God and Soul Care is a gift, and