Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity



Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity

About the book

As theology, disciplines and psychology shares the overlapping interest for nature and functioning of human beings. Thus, “Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: actually is related to the beginning of several issues for the philosophical and worldwide foundation that frames the relationships of psychology and theology, that includes the reflection of scholar on the literature and also surveys five paradigms for the achievable relationships between Christianity and Psychology. In this particular book Entwistle has provided the readers with the conceptual roadmap for examining, understanding and exploring Christian integrative approaches that led to serve as the knowledge mentor along with the way offering in a practical applications, theoretical insights and dept analyses.

Dr. David N. Entwistle is the professor at Malone College in Canton, where he is serving as a chair person for the Department of Psychology, he teaches courses in the undergraduate psychology, graduting from Christian ministries programs. The book which he wrote has total 313 pages with all over 13 chapters. Thus, Dr. Entwistle wrote this book with respect to exploring the aspects of using it as a text book for the students for psychology, social sciences, behavioral, teachers, theology of graduate, counselors, undergraduate levels (Entwistle,2010).

Integrative approaches for Christianity and Psychology have been characterizing for developing the philosophical foundations, worldwide issues and module which are integrated. The process of Integration that has been conceptualized into two categories: i.e. “The Book of His Works” and “The Word”.

The book of Entwistle presents all the facts from the history as it has been shaped society today (pp. 18-34). While discussing these historical events, it is noticed that the element that is being highlighted in the book relates to how wisdom which is held in today's society and how the world is being viewed. Entwistle makes known that God gives humans reality and honesty in His Word. Upon consideration of His works His Word has began to have an effect on the world (Stevenson, 2007).

Concrete Response

This paper on the world views the triggered memory of my personal experience, when I visited 11 nations, being a military person. Each and every country that I visited had somewhat similar point of view as compared to the other countries. The one thing that I found was different is environment, culture and financial status of such countries.

My experience in Arizona, I met up a man that believed that he knew about all the religions. According to that person, the spirits are in the world that enforces their will all over the earth. He said that in this life he is a Christen, but when he will die, soon he will come back in as someone or something else. In the end, that man believed in talking with the departed spirits and psychic healing with the fact that the psychology and Christianity will be separated.

The impact of this man on me was that his testimony intrigues me to ...