Psychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue
Psychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue

Author: Thomas M. Crisp

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2019-01-22

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0830873112

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Can the phenomena of the human mind be separated from the practices of spiritual formation? Research into the nature of moral and spiritual change has revived in recent years in both the worlds of psychology and theology. Rooted in a year-long discussion held by Biola University's Center for Christian Thought (CCT), this volume bridges the gaps caused by professional specialization among psychology, theology, and philosophy.

Relational Spirituality
Relational Spirituality

Author: Todd W. Hall

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2021-05-25

Total Pages: 317

ISBN-13: 083089957X

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Human beings are fundamentally relational—we develop, heal, and grow through relationships. Integrating insights from psychology and theology, Todd W. Hall and M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall present a definitive model of spiritual transformation based on a relational paradigm, showing how transformation works practically in the context of relationships and community.

Spiritual Formation Is...
Spiritual Formation Is...

Author: Rod Dempsey

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2018-08-01

Total Pages: 215

ISBN-13: 1462776760

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Rod Dempsey and Dave Earley draw on years of experience as pastors, church planters, professors, and transformed believers to equip readers to grow in their spiritual walk with Christ. Spiritual Formation Is… challenges believers to grow upward, inward, and outward in their spiritual formation by loving God, loving one another, and loving our neighbors. Written in a down-to-earth, approachable style that invites readers to come as they are, Spiritual Formation Is… introduces the principles, philosophy, and practice of sanctification.

Transforming Spirituality
Transforming Spirituality

Author: F. LeRon Shults

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2006-06-01

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1441201777

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The twenty-first century has given rise to a growing interest in the intersection of science, religion, and spirituality. Few books address these issues from multiple perspectives and theories. To fill this void, F. LeRon Shults and Steven Sandage, coauthors of The Faces of Forgiveness (winner of the Narramore Award from the Christian Association for Psychological Studies) continue their interdisciplinary dialogue in their latest work, Transforming Spirituality. In this book Shults and Sandage address the subject of spiritual transformation through the lenses of psychology and theology. In addition to college and seminary students, Transforming Spirituality will appeal to readers interested in Christian spirituality. What is more, it provides helpful insights for counselors, psychologists, and others who work in the mental health field.

Becoming Whole and Holy
Becoming Whole and Holy

Author: Jeannine K. Brown

Publisher: Baker Academic

Published: 2011-02

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0801039258

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This Christian formation text combines insights from social science, biblical studies, and ethics to present a dynamic vision of human holiness and wholeness.

The Psychology of Christian Character Formation
The Psychology of Christian Character Formation

Author: Joanna Collicutt

Publisher: SCM Press

Published: 2015-04-30

Total Pages: 285

ISBN-13: 0334051797

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The Psychology of Christian Character Formation offers clergy and those preparing for ministry some of the potential riches provided by rapidly developing branches of contemporary scientific psychology of which they might otherwise be unaware. Joanna Collicutt, an experienced psychologist and theological educator, focuses on the psychology of character, virtue and spirituality. Furthermore, the psychology is not used to support training in pastoral ministry to others, but rather to support the reader’s own self-awareness and spiritual growth. Joanna Collicutt understands Christian formation as Christian communities and their members growing up into conformity with the character of Christ through the action of the Holy Spirit. This is explored in the three parts of the book: first, an exploration of the process of Christian formation that includes a detailed analysis of the character of Jesus of Nazareth; secondly some focused psychology aimed at supporting an informed self-awareness in the reader; finally – and the most lengthy section – a series of chapters devoted to using psychological insights to help cultivate the Christ-like characteristics identified in the first section.

Psychology and Christianity
Psychology and Christianity

Author: Eric L. Johnson

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-08-20

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0830876618

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How are Christians to understand and undertake the discipline of psychology? This question has been of keen interest because of the importance we place on a correct understanding of human nature.This collection of essays edited by Eric Johnson and Stanton Jones offers four different models for the relationship between Christianity and psychology.

Psychology in the Spirit
Psychology in the Spirit

Author: Todd W. Hall

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com

Published: 2011-01-26

Total Pages: 694

ISBN-13: 1459611187

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Can real change happen in the human soul? Is it possible to have truly healthy relationships? Is psychology something that can help us see reality as God sees it? John H. Coe and Todd W. Hall tackle these and other provocative questions in this next volume of the Christian Worldview Integration Series which offers an introduction to a new approa...

The Physical Nature of Christian Life
The Physical Nature of Christian Life

Author: Warren S. Brown

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-06-18

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 0521515939

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This book explores the implications of recent insights in modern neuroscience that attribute mental capacities often ascribed to a disembodied soul instead to the functions of the brain and body in collaboration with social experience. It explores how this insight changes the traditional "care of souls," encouraging more attention to fostering spiritual growth through a social and communal focus.

Psychotherapy and Spiritual Direction
Psychotherapy and Spiritual Direction

Author: Lynette Harborne

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 0429918267

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This book explores the similarities and differences between the practice of psychotherapy and spiritual direction and suggests that, whilst there may be distinctions between the two activities, the process is essentially the same. The purpose of the book is to improve the understanding between therapists and spiritual directors, to encourage dialogue and discussion between them, as well as to offer challenges and learning to both. In the process of exploring the interface between the practice of therapy and the practice of spiritual direction, questions arise about how to address issues of spirituality in a psychological context and psychological issues in a spiritual context. A brief overview of the historical background to spiritual direction is given, and attention drawn to the links between this tradition and the development of psychotherapy. Spiritual issues that may arise in therapy together with psychological issues that occur during spiritual direction are discussed, leading on to a comparison between 'dark night of the soul' experiences and clinical depression.