Psychology Resources
Titles in red are in the Eberly Library at
Benner, D. G. . Psychotherapy
in Christian perspective.
Blazer, D. . Freud vs.
God: How psychiatry lost its soul and Christianity lost its mind.
Boyd, J. . Reclaiming
the soul: The search for meaning in a self-centered culture.
Cosgrove, M. P. . The
amazing body human: God's design for personhood.
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.
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.
Evans, C. S. . Wisdom
and humanness in psychology: Prospects for a Christian approach.
Farnsworth, K. E. . Whole
hearted integration: Harmonizing psychology and Christianity through word and
deed.
Gorsuch, Richard
L. Integrating Psychology and Spirituality?
Jeeves, M. . Behavioural sciences: A Christian perspective.
Library had ed. 1987 261.515 m996p
Johnson, Eric L.
and Jones, Stanton L. Psychology and
Christianity: Four Views.
Jones, S. L. . Psychology
and the Christian faith: An introductory reader.
Jones, S. L.
& Butman, R. E. . Modern psychotherapies: A
comprehensive Christian appraisal.
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.
Miller, William
R. and Harold D. Delaney. Judeo-Christian Perspectives on Psychology : Human
Nature, Motivation, and Change.
Moreland, J. P. &
Ciocchi, D. M. (Eds.). . Christian perspectives on being human.
Moseley, R. M. . Becoming
a self before God: Critical transformations.
Myers, D. G.
& Jeeves, M. A. . Psychology through the eyes
of faith.
Narramore, S. B. . No condemnation:
Rethinking guilt motivation in counseling, preaching and parenting.
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.
Swinton, John.. Resurrecting the Person: Friendship and the Care of
People With Mental Health Problems.
Tournier, P. . The meaning of persons. Buccaneer Books, Inc, 1997.
Tournier, P. . Guilt and grace: a
psychological study.
Tournier, P. . The adventure of living.
Van Leeuwen,
M. S. . The person in psychology.
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
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