While many books have tried to integrate theology and psychology, this book takes another step and. It is concise without being simplistic, and the first such broad overview to be published for some years. Mark mcminns book, psychology, theology, and spirituality in christian counseling, published by tyndale house in 1996, attempts to bring theology, evangelical spirituality, and psychology into the counseling office. Psychology, religion, and spirituality by fraser watts. Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality, 2005. It introduces a new integrative paradigm for this rapidly growing and diverse field. The handbook documents how the psychology of religion and spirituality is building on its theoretical and empirical foundation to encompass practice. Buy handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality 2 by raymond f. The chapters in this handbook provide indepth and varied perspectives of leading scholars and practitioners on the most vital questions in the field.
Mcminn teaches christian counselors the importance of spirituality in the counseling office. Throughout the book mcminn provides deep insight on the integration of the three concepts. Park, phd, is associate professor of psychology at the university of connecticut. Official journal of apa division 36 psychology of religion. This is an excellent text for graduate courses and an essential resource for researchers. Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality, second.
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Religion s role as a buffer against the anxieties of life and the fear of death. Psychology of religion and spirituality apa publishing apa. Psychology, theology, and spirituality in christian counseling. His books include handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality, second edition coedited with crystal l. Religion is moving from a broadband constructone that includes both the institutional and the individual, and the good and the badto a narrowband institutional construct that restricts and inhibits human potential. Since that time, the importance of the study of the psychology of religion and spirituality has advanced to a degree that i could not previously have imagined. While many claim that religion and spirituality are inspiration for great good in the world e.
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