Beginnings: Why the Doctrine of Creation Matters for the Integration of Psychology and Christianity
This article considers what integration efforts in psychology would look like if informed by a trinitarian account of creation. Further theological reflection about the doctrine of creation reveals four key conclusions that are valuable for conceiving the relationship between theology and psychology...
| Published in: | Journal of psychology and theology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of psychology and theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Theology
/ Creation theology
/ Trinity
/ Theological anthropology
/ Psychology
/ Science
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| IxTheo Classification: | AE Psychology of religion CF Christianity and Science FA Theology NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology ZD Psychology |
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| Summary: | This article considers what integration efforts in psychology would look like if informed by a trinitarian account of creation. Further theological reflection about the doctrine of creation reveals four key conclusions that are valuable for conceiving the relationship between theology and psychology: (1) The goodness of the created realm establishes the investigation and exploration of human nature through science and psychology; (2) Human nature can be explored through psychology because God's providential care allows a certain "order" of creation to be preserved despite the reality of sin; (3) God endows humanity with creative abilities to discover and develop the created realm and culture through the science of psychology; (4) God's trinitarian relations with the world establishes the theological basis for the social, embodied, and relational aspects of human nature that are able to be discerned through the study of psychology. The implications that these four key conclusions have for psychological research and clinical psychology will also be discussed. |
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| ISSN: | 2328-1162 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of psychology and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0091647119837024 |