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paperbackIntegrating Faith and Psychology
Twelve Psychologists Tell Their Stories
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Foreword by Gary R. Collins
Edited by Glendon L. MoriartyThe tensions often cited between psychology and Christianity are well known. Much worthwhile work has been done to construct theories and frameworks for integrating the two. But how do Christians in psychology actually weave together these strandsof their lives and their work. What are their stories?Here Glendon Moriarty brings together twelve of the foremost clinicians and academics in the field ...
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caseboundPositive Psychology in Christian Perspective
Foundations, Concepts, and Applications
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Charles H. Hackney
"Some theories of [psychology] are based largely on the behavior of sick and anxious people or upon the antics of captive and desperate rats. Fewer theories have been derived from the study of healthy human beings, those who strive not so much to preserve life as to make it worth living. Thus we find . . . many studies of criminals, few of law-abiders; many of fear, few of courage; ...
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hardcover1 Corinthians
New Testament Volume 9A
Reformation Commentary on Scripture
Edited by Scott M. Manetsch
In his first letter to the church in Corinth, Paul writes, "I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures" (1 Cor 15:3-4 ESV). Reflecting on Paul's summary of the gospel, sixteenth-century biblical commentator, theologian, and ...
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paperbackChristian Counseling Ethics
A Handbook for Psychologists, Therapists and Pastors
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
Edited by Randolph K. Sanders
A client raises spiritual questions. Can a Christian therapist working in a government agency talk with a client about faith?A young couple with two children asks a Christian counselor to help them negotiate an end to their marriage. What responsibility does the counselor have to try to repair the relationship?A youth group member confidentially reveals to the pastor that he is taking drugs. Should ...
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paperbackThe Transformation of a Man's Heart
Reflections on the Masculine Journey
Edited by Stephen W. Smith
Life is many things, but it is definitely not a flow chart. We prove it every day. We deeply long for change, but formulas and seminars don't get it done. The good news is, God is at work across the life span, encouraging us and empowering us to overcome the hurdles of our past, the challenges of our present and the fears of our future.The Transformation of a Man's Heart is a book of stories: ...
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caseboundDeveloping Clinicians of Character
A Christian Integrative Approach to Clinical Supervision
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Terri S. Watson
ECPA Top Shelf Book Cover Award
Is there more to clinical supervision than our current theories and methods can provide? Whether we intend them to be or not, our mentoring practices are personally formative for supervisees and supervisors alike. Developing Clinicians of Character grounds our thinking in the historic and contemporary wisdom of virtue ethics and grows ...
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paperbackChristian Meditation in Clinical Practice
A Four-Step Model and Workbook for Therapists and Clients
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Joshua J Knabb
Christians are hungry for a return to their own tradition to cultivate meditation practices that are both psychologically and spiritually fruitful. In recent decades, mindfulness meditation, which originates from the Buddhist tradition, has been embraced in many settings as a method for addressing a plethora of symptoms. What would it look like to turn instead to the Christian faith ...
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paperbackEmbodying Integration
A Fresh Look at Christianity in the Therapy Room
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Megan Anna Neff and Mark R. McMinn
Discussing spirituality and religion in the therapy room is increasingly accepted, some even forgetting that integration of psychology and Christianity was once a rare thing. Yet even as the decades-long integration movement has been so effective, the counselor's lived context in which integration happens grows increasingly complex, and the movement has reached a new turning point. ...
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paperbackRestoring the Shattered Self
A Christian Counselor's Guide to Complex Trauma
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by Heather Davediuk Gingrich
Nearly every professional counselor will encounter clients with a history of complex trauma. Yet many counselors are not adequately prepared to help those suffering from complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), including survivors of child abuse, religious cult abuse, and domestic violence. A lack of consistent terminology in the field makes finding resources difficult, but ...
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paperbackContemplation and Counseling
An Integrative Model for Practitioners
Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
by P. Gregg Blanton
Interest in mindfulness and contemplative thought is growing among Christians, and it's time to consider the place of contemplative prayer within the field of counseling. Can contemplative prayer be integrated into therapeutic work? Can it in fact serve as a foundation on which to build a new approach to counseling?In Contemplation and Counseling Gregg Blanton presents ...
