Psychology Resources

Titles in red are in the Eberly Library at Waynesburg College at the call number given.



Benner, D. G. . Psychotherapy in Christian perspective. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1987.

Blazer, D. . Freud vs. God: How psychiatry lost its soul and Christianity lost its mind. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1998.

Boyd, J. . Reclaiming the soul: The search for meaning in a self-centered culture. Cleveland: Pilgrim Press, 1996.

Cosgrove, M. P. . The amazing body human: God's design for personhood. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1987.

Crabb, Larry.  Understanding People: Deep Longing for Relationship (Zondervan) A fine and very readable introduction to the  brokenness caused by sin, particularly as it shows up in various  relationships. A perfect starter for thinking Christianly about the  make-up of the human person. A landmark book.

Dilman, I. . Freud and human nature. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1983.  155.3 D579f

Doherty, William. SoulSearching: Why Psychotherapy Must Promote Moral  Responsibility (Basic Books) While not overtly  evangelical, this is a wonderfully done “rethink” of the field of  psychotherapy rooted in profound moral values, 1996.

Evans, C. S. . Preserving the person: A look at the human sciences. Vancouver: Regent College, 1994.

Evans, C. S. . Wisdom and humanness in psychology: Prospects for a Christian approach. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1989.

Farnsworth, K. E. . Whole hearted integration: Harmonizing psychology and Christianity through word and deed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1985.

Gorsuch, Richard L. Integrating Psychology and Spirituality? Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2002. 291.175 G674i 2002

Jeeves, M. . Behavioural sciences: A Christian perspective. Leicester, UK: Inter-Varsity Press, 1988.
        Library had ed. 1987  261.515 m996p

Johnson, Eric L. and Jones, Stanton L.  Psychology and Christianity: Four Views. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000. 261.515 P974

Jones, S. L. . Psychology and the Christian faith: An introductory reader. Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1986.

Jones, S. L. & Butman, R. E. . Modern psychotherapies: A comprehensive Christian appraisal. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 1991.

Every  discipline should be so fortunate as to have a handbook as  useful as this stellar, indispensable guide. Nearly every possible  school of thought in the field is explained, its presuppositions  evaluated from a Biblical worldview. Honest in its description,  generous in its willingness to affirm insights consistent with a  Christian view and helpfully critical when necessary, this book is  a model of Christian research.  261.515 J79m

Kelsey, M. T. . Christianity as psychology: The healing power of the Christian message. Minneapolis: Augsburg Press, 1986.  261.515 J79m

Miller, William R. and Harold D. Delaney. Judeo-Christian Perspectives on Psychology : Human Nature, Motivation, and Change. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2005. 261.515 J925 2005

Moreland, J. P. & Ciocchi, D. M. (Eds.). . Christian perspectives on being human. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1993.

Moseley, R. M. . Becoming a self before God: Critical transformations. Nashville: Abingdon, 1991.

Myers, D. G. & Jeeves, M. A. . Psychology through the eyes of faith. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1989. 261.515 M996p

Narramore, S. B. . No condemnation: Rethinking guilt motivation in counseling, preaching and parenting. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1984.

Roberts, Rober.t & Mark Talbot. Limning the Psyche: Explorations in Christian Psychology (Eerdmans, 1997) A healthy  collection of scholarly articles on various aspects of  Christianly-conceived psychological theories and practices

Swinburne, R. . The evolution of the soul. Oxford: Clarendon, 1986.  128.1 5978e

Swinton, John.. Resurrecting the Person: Friendship and the Care of People  With Mental Health Problems.  Nashville: Abingdon Press, 2000. (A  wonderful resource offering new ways to think about persons  with mental illnesses and how churches and practitioners can be  better equipped to work together. Serious and insightful.)    259.42 S979r

Tournier, P. . The meaning of persons. Buccaneer Books, Inc, 1997.

Tournier, P. . Guilt and grace: a psychological study. New York: Harper & Row, 1962.

Tournier, P. . The adventure of living. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1965.

Van Leeuwen, M. S. . The person in psychology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1985.

Van Leeuwen, M. S. . Psychology's "two cultures": A Christian analysis. Christian Scholar's Review, 17 (4), 406-424, 1988.

Vitz, P. C. . Psychology as religion: The cult of self-worship (2nd ed.). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.
150.1 V854p

This bibliography contains resources that were originally as a resource of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities. It is used here with permission of the CCCU.  Modifications have been made to this document in the form of the addition of Eberly Library call numbers and the deletion of some titles. For the original document, visit www.cccu.org.

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