Psychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue – Moral and Spiritual Change in Christian Perspective

Thomas M. Crisp, Steven L. Porter, Gregg A. Ten Elshof (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2019
IVP Academic (Verlag)
978-0-8308-2864-7 (ISBN)

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Can the phenomena of the human mind be separated from the practices of spiritual formation—of growing to have the mind of Christ?
Research into the nature of moral and spiritual change has revived in recent years in the worlds of psychology on one hand and theology and philosophy on the other. But psychology and spiritual formation draw upon distinct bodies of research and theory grounded in different methodologies, resulting in conversation that has suffered from a lack of interdisciplinary cross-pollination.
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. Each essay was forged out of an integrative discussion among theologians, psychologists, philosophers, New Testament scholars, educators, and pastors around the CCT seminar table. Topics that emerged included relational and developmental spirituality, moral virtue and judgment, and suffering and trauma.
Psychology and Spiritual Formation in Dialogue speaks across disciplinary divides, fostering fruitful conversation for fresh insights into the nature and dynamics of personal spiritual change.
Contributors include

Justin L. Barrett, School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
Earl D. Bland, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University
Ellen T. Charry, Princeton Seminary
John H. Coe, Biola University
Robert A. Emmons, University of California, Davis
Stephen Evans, Baylor University
Bruce Hindmarsh, Regent College, Vancouver
Marie T. Hoffman, New York University
James M. Houston, Regent College, Vancouver
Steven J. Sandage, David R. Paine, and Jonathan Morgan, Boston University
Siang Yang Tan, School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Brandon J. Griffin, and Caroline R. Lavelock, Virginia Commonwealth University

Edited by

Thomas M. Crisp, professor of philosophy, Biola University
Steve L. Porter, professor of theology, spiritual formation, and philosophy, Talbot School of Theology and Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University
Gregg Ten Elshof, professor of philosophy, Biola University

Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.

Thomas M. Crisp (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is professor of philosophy at Biola University. His areas of interest include metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical theology, and social ethics. He has published articles in Noûs, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Oxford Studies in Metaphysics, The Oxford Handbook of Metaphysics, Analysis, Synthese, and The American Philosophical Quarterly, and is coeditor of Knowledge and Reality: Essays in Honor of Alvin Plantinga. Steven L. Porter (PhD, University of Southern California) is professor of theology and philosophy at Talbot School of Theology and at Rosemead School of Psychology (Biola University). His areas of interest include spiritual formation, theological methodology, and philosophical theology. He is also scholar in residence at Biola's Center for Christian Thought. Porter is the author of Restoring the Foundations of Epistemic Justification and serves as the managing editor of the Journal of Spiritual Formation and Soul Care. He has contributed articles to the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, Faith and Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, Journal for Psychology and Theology, and Journal of Psychology and Christianity. Gregg A. Ten Elshof (PhD, University of Southern California) is professor of philosophy at Biola University. His areas of interest include metaphysics, epistemology, modern philosophy, and Confucianism. His book, I Told Me So: Self-Deception and the Christian Life won the Christianity Today 2009 Book Award for Christian Living. He is also author of Confucius for Christians. Elshof has published articles in Midwest Studies in Philosophy, The Modern Schoolman, Grazer Philosophische Studien, The Journal of Philosophical Research, International Studies in Philosophy, Philosophia Christi, and Christian Scholar's Review.

Introduction (Thomas M. Crisp, Steven L. Porter, and Gregg A. Ten Elshof)

Part I: The Relationship Between Psychology and Spiritual Formation

1. Spiritual Theology: When Psychology and Theology in the Spirit Service Faith (John H. Coe)

2. Is “Spiritual Formation” More Cultural Than Theo-Anthropological? An Ongoing Dialogue (James M. Houston)

Part II: Theological Insights for a Psychology of Spiritual Formation

3. “End of Faith as Its Beginning”: A Christ-Centered Developmental Spirituality (Bruce Hindmarsh)

4. Living “Before God”: A Kierkegaardian View of Human Spirituality (C. Stephen Evans)

5. Beyond Resilience, Posttraumatic Growth, and Self-Care: A Biblical Perspective on Suffering and Spiritual Formation (Siang-Yang Tan)

6. Seeking the Tropological Import of Psalm 35 (Ellen T. Charry)

Part III: Psychological Insights for a Theology of Spiritual Formation

7. On Specks and Planks: Psychotherapy, Spiritual Formation, and Moral Judgment (Earl D. Bland)

8. Queen of the Virtues and King of the Vices: Graced Gratitude and Disgraced Ingratitude (Robert A. Emmons)

9. Relational Spirituality, Differentiation, and Mature Alterity (Steven J. Sandage, David R. Paine, and Jonathan Morgan)

10. Cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit: Contributions of Positive Psychology to Spiritual Formation (Everett L. Worthington Jr., Brandon J. Griffin, and Caroline R. Lavelock)

11. Born to Relate: In Trauma, In Transformation, In Transcendence (Marie T. Hoffman)

12. Give Up Childish Ways or Receive the Kingdom Like a Child? Spiritual Formation from a Developmental Perspective (Justin L. Barrett)

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Erscheinungsdatum	22.01.2019
Verlagsort	IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 229 mm
Gewicht	388 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10	0-8308-2864-8 / 0830828648
ISBN-13	978-0-8308-2864-7 / 9780830828647
Zustand	Neuware