Psychology and the Church

Capa
Nova Publishers, 2005 - 171 páginas
Today's psychology with increasing openness to spirituality, multiple ways of knowing, cultural diversity, and community emphases and provides a promising context for studying Christian communities. And today's church with increasing reliance on technology and science, growing engagement with contemporary culture, and a willingness to elevate various Christian psychologists to a near-prophetic role may be more open to the influence of psychology than ever before. This book highlights exemplars who are blending the strengths of the church with the skills of psychology in applied settings to promote psychology and spiritual health. The volume is divided into five sections. The first section includes three survey and interview studies assessing psychologists' and clergy perspectives on collaboration. Each of remaining sections is comprised of three to six vignettes demonstrating how psychologists are working with the church, organised by congregation-based collaboration, clinically-focused collaboration, research-focused collaboration, and community-focused collaboration.
 

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CLERGY INTEREST IN INNOVATIVE COLLABORATION WITH PSYCHOLOGISTS
3
COLLABORATE WITH WHOM? CLERGY RESPONSES TO PSYCHOLOGIST CHARACTERISTICS
9
FAITHBASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMS
19
VIGNETTES OF CONGREGATIONBASED COLLABORATION
31
PSYCHOLOGYCHURCH COLLABORATION FINDING A NEW LEVEL OF MUTUAL PARTICIPATION
33
USING PSYCHOLOGY TO FACILITATE CHRISTIAN LIVING DESCRIPTION OF A FIRST STEP IN BUILDING A PROGRAM OF COLLABOR...
41
PSYCHOLOGY COLLABORATION WITH THE CHURCH A PASTORPSYCHOLOGISTS PERSPECTIVE AND PERSONAL EXPERIENCE
49
PSYCHOLOGY AND THE CHURCH COLLABORATION OPPORTUNITIES
57
PSYCHOLOGISTS AND HEALTH CARE CHAPLAINS DOING RESEARCH TOGETHER
97
COLLABORATION THROUGH RESEARCH THE MULTIMETHOD CHURCHBASED ASSESSMENT PROCESS
105
PSYCHOLOGY SERVING THE CHURCH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CHURCH CONSULTANCY AND PASTORAL CARE
113
PSYCHOLOGY AND MARRIAGE MINISTRY COLLABORATIONS
121
VIGNETTES OF COMMUNITYFOCUSED COLLABORATION
127
PSYCHOLOGY AT WORK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CHURCH BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN EMOTIONAL PHYSICAL AND SPIRITU...
129
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESOURCES IN FAITHBASED COMMUNITY SETTING APPLICATIONS ADAPTATIONS AND INNOVATIONS
137
A PSYCHOLOGISTPASTOR A BRIDGE FOR CHURCH AT A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
145

COUNSELORCLERGY COLLABORATION IN A CHURCHBASED COUNSELING MINISTRY
65
VIGNETTES OF CLINICALLYFOCUSED COLLABORATION
71
PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTATION WITH THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH INTEGRATING WHO WE ARE WITH WHAT WE DO
73
THE EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCHS RECOVERY MINISTRY A COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO RESTORATION AND RECONCILIATION
81
HEALING THE BROKENHEARTED CROSS AND COUCH TOGETHER
89
VIGNETTES OF RESEARCHFOCUSED COLLABORATION
95
PROMOTING CHANGE THROUGH THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CHURCH AND SOCIAL ACTIVISM
151
GOD IS ACTIVE IN HUMAN AFFAIRS A RESPONSE TO THOM MOORE
159
THERE ARE MANY SIDES TO A STORY A REPLY TO DEREK MCNEIL
163
EPILOGUE
165
INDEX
167
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