Entwistle
Summary
Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Models of Integration is a book by David Entwistle who analyzes in four sections the integration of Christianity and psychology. In this book, I have been challenged by the idea that Christianity and psychology are at odds and cannot exist being integrated with each other. This rather a controversial point that it can be really impossible for psychology and theology to co-exist being in the same area may be explained by the origin of both: theology is based on faith and psychology is based on truth. In addition, psychology uses an empirical system during the study together with specific methods that may …show more content…
In this case, I have better understood this process and establishing of contemporary psychological thought making mention of Christianity and the term integrated. Concerning this assumption, I have come to the conclusion that integration is rather significant for us because we try to understand the meaning of this unity. From the book it has become clear for me how faith and science have come up against each other throughout the history because of the commonly accepted notion when science is a direct setting off contrast to theological concepts. Actually, this idea may be acknowledged, but in the context of presuppositions of a …show more content…
Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity introduces the importance of understanding the non-convergence and correlation of Christianity and psychology. The focus on psychology is thoroughly developed throughout the book, but particular problem that is not emphasized as much is the purpose of the book for an average Christian and what pious people have to do with it. This book is successful for professors and collegiate students to study and analyze, but it is not perfect, for example, for church pastors or nonprofessionals who wish to be more helpful in their personal relationships or professional field. In addition, I wonder why Entwistle has not defined “natural” versus “unnatural”. This is an important issue because when we connect Christianity and psychology we usually come to the conclusion that we view the behavior of human beings as a natural
Summary
Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical Foundations, and Models of Integration is a book by David Entwistle who analyzes in four sections the integration of Christianity and psychology. In this book, I have been challenged by the idea that Christianity and psychology are at odds and cannot exist being integrated with each other. This rather a controversial point that it can be really impossible for psychology and theology to co-exist being in the same area may be explained by the origin of both: theology is based on faith and psychology is based on truth. In addition, psychology uses an empirical system during the study together with specific methods that may …show more content…
In this case, I have better understood this process and establishing of contemporary psychological thought making mention of Christianity and the term integrated. Concerning this assumption, I have come to the conclusion that integration is rather significant for us because we try to understand the meaning of this unity. From the book it has become clear for me how faith and science have come up against each other throughout the history because of the commonly accepted notion when science is a direct setting off contrast to theological concepts. Actually, this idea may be acknowledged, but in the context of presuppositions of a …show more content…
Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity introduces the importance of understanding the non-convergence and correlation of Christianity and psychology. The focus on psychology is thoroughly developed throughout the book, but particular problem that is not emphasized as much is the purpose of the book for an average Christian and what pious people have to do with it. This book is successful for professors and collegiate students to study and analyze, but it is not perfect, for example, for church pastors or nonprofessionals who wish to be more helpful in their personal relationships or professional field. In addition, I wonder why Entwistle has not defined “natural” versus “unnatural”. This is an important issue because when we connect Christianity and psychology we usually come to the conclusion that we view the behavior of human beings as a natural