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The Reciprocating Self

Author : Jack O. Balswick
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830893482
Total Pages : 407 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book The Reciprocating Self written by Jack O. Balswick and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the basis of a theologically grounded understanding of the nature of persons and the self, Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King and Kevin S. Reimer present a model of human development that ranges across all of life's stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood and elder adulthood. They do this by drawing on a biblical model of relationality, where the created goal or purpose of human development is to become a reciprocating self—fully and securely related to others and to God. Along the way, they provide a context for understanding individual development issues—concerns, tensions, worries or crises encountered by the self in the context of change. Awareness of these issues is most pronounced at developmental transitional points: learning to talk and walk, beginning to eat unassisted, going to school, developing secondary sexual physical features, leaving home, obtaining full-time employment, becoming engaged and then married, having a child for the first time, parenting an adolescent, watching children move away from home, retiring, experiencing decline in physical and mental health, and, finally, facing imminent death. The authors contend throughout that, since God has created human beings for relationship, to be a self in reciprocating relationships is of major importance in negotiating these developmental issues. Critically engaging social science research and theory, The Reciprocating Self offers an integrated approach that provides insight helpful to college and seminary students as well as those serving in the helping professions. Those in Christian ministry will be especially rewarded by the in-depth discussion of the implications for moral and faith development nurtured in the context of the life of the church. In this revised and expanded second edition, Balswick, King and Reimer have added research from developmental neuroscience and neuropsychology, which connects transitional behavior to a changing brain. They have also included a wealth of research on the moral, spiritual and religious dimensions of human development, in which they introduce the notion of reciprocating spirituality. In addition the authors engage with the burgeoning fields of positive and evolutionary psychology. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.

Christian Formation

Author : James R. Estep
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 0805448381
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (54 download)

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Download or read book Christian Formation written by James R. Estep and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2010 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editors and authors James Estep and Jonathan Kim have pulled together something often talked about but seldom seen, namely, a thoroughgoing attempt to integrate theology and science, in this case, social science. Their organization, interpretation, and evaluation of mountains of information from both sides has resulted in an expert, yet easily understandable guide to Christian spiritual formation and development. Both academics and practitioners will find help in this volume, one that is certain to be a standard work for years to come.

Living L'Arche

Author : Kevin S. Reimer
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814632994
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Living L'Arche written by Kevin S. Reimer and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on a two-year scientific study of LArche communities, founded by Jean Vanier, in which disabled core members and caregiver assistants live together, this book shows that compassionate love involves work, and risk, and commitment, but offers the possibility of transformation. With recognition of our own brokenness comes the realization that we are made for relationships, places of safety where compassionate love enables us fully to know ourselves and God.

Soren Kierkegaard's Christian Psychology

Author : C. Stephen Evans
Publisher : Regent College Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781573830386
Total Pages : 135 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (33 download)

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Book Synopsis Soren Kierkegaard's Christian Psychology by : C. Stephen Evans

Download or read book Soren Kierkegaard's Christian Psychology written by C. Stephen Evans and published by Regent College Pub. This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evans unfolds the implications and effects of the human desire for wholeness and growth of the self.

Flourishing in Faith

Author : Gillies Ambler
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498296416
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book Flourishing in Faith written by Gillies Ambler and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-07-07 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Flourishing in Faith: Theology Encountering Positive Psychology explores the fascinating dialogue between two scholarly traditions concerned with personal wellbeing, Christian theology and Positive Psychology, primarily from the perspective of theology. Although each works within different paradigms and brings different fundamental assumptions about the nature of the world, both are oriented toward that which leads to human flourishing and contentment. In such an encounter, can both disciplines learn from one another? Do they challenge each other? How can they enrich and or critique each other? With the widespread emergence of Positive Psychology in educational, church, and community settings across the world, many of which self-identify with the Christian tradition, many are wondering how this new branch of psychology integrates with traditional Christian belief and practice. This groundbreaking book explores this question from a diversity of perspectives: theology, biblical studies, education, psychology, social work, disability studies, and chaplaincy, from scholars and practitioners working in Australia and the United States.

Human Development and Faith (Second Edition)

Author : Felicity B. Kelcourse
Publisher : Chalice Press
ISBN 13 : 0827214960
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (272 download)

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Download or read book Human Development and Faith (Second Edition) written by Felicity B. Kelcourse and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, now in its second edition, brings together the best available understandings of human development from a multidisciplinary perspective. Uniquely inclusive of the moral and faith dimensions of context and life-cycle development, Human Development and Faith examines the interplay of mind, body, family, community, and soul at every stage of development. It addresses two central questions: What are the "good-enough" conditions of parenting, family, and community in each phase of life, from birth to death, which support growth and development? What gives life adequate meaning as development proceeds? If human development describes the normative and hoped-for passages of life, then faith provides the necessary component of meaning. Throughout the various perspectives offered in this volume is the premise that faith is that quality of living that makes it possible to fully live. The Journal of Pastoral Theology called the first edition of Human Development and Faith "an excellent text for pastoral theology courses, because it fulfills its ambitious goal of bringing a holistic faith perspective to the usual topics of development." This second edition includes a new chapter on infancy, updates reflecting our growing awareness of cultural diversity, and a new preface.

Modern Psychotherapies

Author : Stanton L. Jones
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083086475X
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Modern Psychotherapies written by Stanton L. Jones and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-12-05 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wide variety of psychotherapies that psychologists and students of psychology face can make for a confusing picture. The level of complexity is multiplied for Christians since they must ask how a particular psychotherapy fits (or doesn?t fit) with a Christian understanding of persons and their suffering. In this expanded and thoroughly update edition, Stanton Jones and Richard Butman continue to offer a careful analysis and penetrating critiques of the myriad of psychotherapies now current in the field of psychology including: Classical Psychoanalysis Contemporary Psychodynamic Psychotherapies Behavior Therapy Cognitive Therapy Person-Centered Therapy Experiential Therapies Family Systems Theory and Therapy Two valuable new chapters have been added: "Community Psychology and Preventative Intervention Strategies" and "Christian Psychotherapy and the Person of the Christian Psychotherapist." Opening and closing chapters discuss foundational concerns on the integration of psychology and theology and present the authors' call for a "responsible eclecticism." Modern Psychotherapies remains an indispensable resource. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.

Theories of Developmental Psychology

Author : Patricia H. Miller
Publisher : Macmillan Higher Education
ISBN 13 : 1319018734
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Theories of Developmental Psychology written by Patricia H. Miller and published by Macmillan Higher Education. This book was released on 2016-02-15 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Always reflective of the latest research and thinking in the field, Patricia Miller’s acclaimed text offers an ideal way to help students understand and distinguish the major theoretical schools of child development. This fully updated new edition includes a new focus on biological theories of development, and offers new instructor resource materials.

Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology

Author : Kelly S. Flanagan
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830828559
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology by : Kelly S. Flanagan

Download or read book Christianity and Developmental Psychopathology written by Kelly S. Flanagan and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its origin in the early 1980s, developmental psychopathology has become one of the most significant frameworks for child clinical psychology. This volume of essays explores this framework from an integrative Christian viewpoint, combining theory, empirical research and theology to explore a holistic understanding of children's development.

The Family

Author : Jack O. Balswick
Publisher : Baker Publishing Group (MI)
ISBN 13 : 9780801009709
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (97 download)

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Download or read book The Family written by Jack O. Balswick and published by Baker Publishing Group (MI). This book was released on 1989-01-01 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Restoring the Shattered Self

Author : Heather Davediuk Gingrich
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830831894
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Restoring the Shattered Self written by Heather Davediuk Gingrich and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nearly every professional counselor will encounter clients with a history of complex trauma. Yet many counselors are not adequately prepared to help those suffering from complex posttraumatic stress disorder (C-PTSD), including survivors of child abuse, religious cult abuse, and domestic violence. A lack of consistent terminology in the field makes finding resources difficult, but without reliable training counselors risk inadvertently retraumatizing those they are trying to help. In this second edition of Restoring the Shattered Self, Heather Davediuk Gingrich provides an essential resource for Christian counselors to help fill the gap between their training and the realities of trauma-related work. Drawing on over thirty years of experience with complex trauma survivors in the United States, Canada, and the Philippines, she ably integrates the established research on trauma therapy with insights from her own experience and an intimate understanding of the special concerns related to Christian counseling. In addition to presenting a three-phase treatment model for C-PTSD based on Judith Herman's classic work, Gingrich addresses how to treat dissociative identity disorder clients, respond to survivors' spiritual issues, build resilience as a counselor in this taxing work, and empower churches to help in the healing process. This new edition is updated throughout to match the DSM-5 and includes new content on how the body responds to trauma, techniques for helping clients stay within the optimal zone of nervous system arousal, and additional summary sidebars. With this thoughtful guide, counselors and pastors will be equipped to provide the long-term help that complex trauma survivors need to live more abundantly. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.

Science & Islam

Author : Ehsan Masood
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1848311605
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (483 download)

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Download or read book Science & Islam written by Ehsan Masood and published by Icon Books Ltd. This book was released on 2009-11-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Musa al-Khwarizmi who developed algebra in 9th century Baghdad to al-Jazari, a 13th-century Turkish engineer whose achievements include the crank, the camshaft and the reciprocating piston, Science and Islam tells the story of one of history’s most misunderstood yet rich and fertile periods in science: the extraordinary Islamic scientific revolution between 700 and 1400 CE.

Positive Psychology in Christian Perspective

Author : Charles Hackney
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830828710
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Positive Psychology in Christian Perspective written by Charles Hackney and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Some theories of [psychology] are based largely on the behavior of sick and anxious people or upon the antics of captive and desperate rats. Fewer theories have been derived from the study of healthy human beings, those who strive not so much to preserve life as to make it worth living. Thus we find . . . many studies of criminals, few of law-abiders; many of fear, few of courage; more on hostility than on affiliation; much on the blindness in man, little on his vision; much on his past, little on his outreaching into the future." —Gordon Allport, 1955 Originally the field of psychology had a threefold mission: to cure mental illness, yes, but also to find ways to make life fulfilling for all and to maximize talent. Over the last century, a focus on mental illness has often been prioritized over studies of health, to the point that many people assume "psychologist" is just another way of saying "psychotherapist." This book is about one attempt to restore the discipline's larger mission. Positive psychology attends to what philosophers call "the good life." It is about fostering strength and living well—about how to do a good job at being human. Some of that will involve cheerful emotions, and some of it will not. There are vital roles to be played by archetypal challenges such as those involving self-control, guilt, and grit, and even the terror of death enters into positive psychology's vision of human flourishing. Charles Hackney connects this still-new movement to foundational concepts in philosophy and Christian theology. He then explores topics such as subjective states, cognitive processes, and the roles of personality, relationships, and environment, also considering relevant practices in spheres from the workplace to the church and even the martial arts dojo. Hackney takes seriously the range of critiques positive psychology has faced as he frames a constructive future for Christian contributions to the field. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.

Authentic Human Sexuality

Author : Judith K. Balswick
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830828834
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Authentic Human Sexuality written by Judith K. Balswick and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2008-06-10 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack and Judith Balswick investigate how human sexuality originates both biologically and socially, lay groundwork for a normative Christian interpretation of sexuality, show how authentic sexuality is necessarily grounded in relationships, and explore forms of "inauthentic sexuality" such as sexual harassment, pornography and rape.

Flow and Combustion in Reciprocating Engines

Author : C. Arcoumanis
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 354068901X
Total Pages : 427 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Flow and Combustion in Reciprocating Engines written by C. Arcoumanis and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-29 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Optimization of combustion processes in automotive engines is a key factor in reducing fuel consumption. This book, written by eminent university and industry researchers, investigates and describes flow and combustion processes in diesel and gasoline engines.

Modern Psychopathologies

Author : Mark A. Yarhouse
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830894322
Total Pages : 501 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Modern Psychopathologies written by Mark A. Yarhouse and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-10-23 with total page 501 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern Psychopathologies is addressed to students and mental health professionals who want to sort through contemporary secular understandings of psychopathology in relation to a Christian worldview. Written by well-known and respected scholars, this book provides an introduction to a set of disorders along with overviews of current research on etiology, treatment and prevention. Prior chapters explore the classification of disorders in historic pastoral care and contemporary mental health care. The authors explain the biological and sociocultural foundations of mental illness, and reflect on the relation between psychopathology and the Christian understanding of sin. Modern Psychopathologies is a unique and valuable resource for Christians studying psychology and counseling or providing counseling services, pastoral care, Christian healing ministries or spiritual direction. The revised second edition is fully updated according to DSM-5 and ICD-10. The authors have expanded the analysis to include problems associated with trauma, gender, addiction and more. Though fully capable of standing on its own, the book is a useful companion volume to Modern Psychotherapies by Stanton L. Jones and Richard E. Butman. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.

Relational Spirituality

Author : Todd W. Hall
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 083089957X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Relational Spirituality written by Todd W. Hall and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: MIDWC Book Award As our society becomes more socially fragmented, many Christians feel disconnected and struggle to grow spiritually. Common models of spiritual transformation are proving inadequate to address "the sanctification gap." In recent decades, however, a new paradigm of human and spiritual development has been emerging from multiple fields. It's supported by a critical mass of evidence, all pointing to what psychologists Todd W. Hall and M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall call a relational revolution. In Relational Spirituality, Hall and Hall present a definitive model of spiritual transformation based on a relational paradigm. At its heart is the truth that human beings are fundamentally relational—we develop, heal, and grow through relationships. While many sanctification models are fragmented, individualistic, and lack a clear process for change, the relational paradigm paints a coherent picture of both process and goal, supported by both ancient wisdom and cutting-edge research. Integrating insights from psychology and theology, this book lays out the basis for relational spiritual transformation and how it works practically in the context of relationships and community. Relational Spirituality draws together themes such as trinitarian theology, historical and biblical perspectives on the imago Dei, relational knowledge, attachment patterns, and interpersonal neurobiology into a broad synthesis that will stimulate further dialogue across a variety of fields. Highlighting key characteristics of spiritual communities that foster transformation, Hall and Hall equip spiritual leaders and practitioners to more effectively facilitate spiritual growth for themselves and those they serve. Christian Association for Psychological Studies (CAPS) Books explore how Christianity relates to mental health and behavioral sciences including psychology, counseling, social work, and marriage and family therapy in order to equip Christian clinicians to support the well-being of their clients.