Psychology Theology In Christian Counseling Summary

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Mark McMinn the author of “Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling” goes into great depth in explaining the integration of psychology, theology, and spirituality in counseling. McMinn first published his book in 1996 and since then he has updated and revised it in 2011 with reliable information that can be used by the counselor (McMinn, 2011). McMinn starts in the first chapter stating, “this is a book for those wanting to investigate the frontier of interdisciplinary” (McMinn, 2011, p. 9). With this being said, it is important for counselors to be able to integrate on the foundations for this book psychology, theology, and spirituality into their sessions with the client. McMinn encourages the counselor to integrate

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