Recently, Scot McKnight at JesusCreedbegan blogging on Miroslav Volf’s new book, The End of Memory: Remembering Rightly in a Violent World(2006, Eerdmans). It was his blog that turned me on to the book and I commend his blog as one of the best on the net. Rather than try to compete with his thoughts, I intend to relate Volf’s work to the clinical aspects of dealing with trauma. Continue reading
Category Archives: christian psychology
Overheard at Society for Christian Psychology conf.
Sam Williams of Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary likened the differences between Integrationist Christian Psychology and Biblical Counseling as the differences between Microsoft and Apple operating systems:
Apple doesn’t get infected with viruses but doesn’t communicate well with the rest of the world (reads other things fine but keeps pure and to itself). Microsoft communicates (interacts) well with the world but catches a lot of viruses.
Probably more truth here than we admit. Neither comes off smelling too great in my estimation.
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Filed under biblical counseling, christian psychology
America’s ugly history of Racism, part 2
I watched the next installment of the PBS special, Eyes on the Prize. The second hour focused on the conflict in Selma, Alabama where Black folk were not allowed to register and the ensuing brutality rained down on peaceful marchers by the police and politicians. What I find hard to take is the little interview segments with George Wallace, the mayor of Selma, and the head of police. I don’t know when those interviews were made but they look like they were made in the late 70s or early 80s given the style of clothing. Even then, it was clear that they didn’t get the harm of segregation. I wonder what we say in passing these days that someone will watch in 40 years and be as incredulous as I am now in watching these shows. Probably due to Political Correctness (which, by the way isn’t all bad), we have merely submerged what we really think and so its harder to get caught looking so out of touch with the world.
I’m left thinking that we take so for granted the freedom to say what we want and to march if we want without any real concern for our own safety. We need to thank those who were fearless in their willingness to march and take a beating, and even die.
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Filed under christian psychology, Racial Reconciliation
What kind of counseling do you teach?
Thought I’d take a crack at answering (briefly) the question regarding what model of counseling we follow here at Biblical Seminary. Want the short answer? Part Biblical Counseling, part Christian psychology, part interpersonal process (or said another way: biblical anthropology plus skills plus the art of discipleship). Or for a bit longer see what follows below.
Every counselor and professor has his or her theory of change—stated or otherwise. I happen to live between two such grand schemes: biblical counseling and Christian psychology. These two ways of looking at people’s problems and the best solutions have been quite disparate over the years. Biblical Counseling tends to be distinguished by the following marks: Continue reading
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Musings on Faith and Psychology 