At his death in 1987, Paul W. Pruyser of the Menninger Foundation was widely recognized as one of America's foremost authorities on the psychology of religion. In this volume, two leading practitioners have collected ten of Pruyser's most important essays from a variety of published sources. The essays provide an overview of the major themes in ...
As science crafts detailed accounts of human nature, what has become of the soul? This collaborative project strives for greater consonance between contemporary science and Christian faith. Outstanding scholars in biology, genetics, neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and ethics join here to offer contemporary ...
This book will show that by first resolving conflicts, then focusing on problems, Christians can be winners without getting mad, getting even, or giving in. And they can do it while allowing their adversaries to be winners too!
Learn to reach out to these hidden Christians! Offering a wide variety of points of view from the welcoming to the traditional, Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity addresses one of the crucial issues facing the church in these shifting times. Pastors of all Christian churches, whatever their denomination or theology, are likely to be ...
Individuals who are in religious leadership positions will immediately recognize the dilemmas or paradoxes described in this book. The good news is that Malony offers sound practical advice on how to deal with them. This book is accurately descriptive and helpfully prescriptive. -Douglas Lewis, Wesley Theological SeminaryMalony suggests ways to ...
With the compassion of a person with extensive ministerial experience and the insight of a recognized scholar, H. Newton Malony confronts the question: 'What can the psychology tell me that I don't already know?' In the process of doing this he raises other more specific questions which touch at the heart of what it means as religious ...
Presentations from the First Theory-Building Conference of the Institute of Religion and Wholeness held at the School of Theology in Claremont, California, convened to explore the spiritual dimensions of human healing, health, and wholeness. This collection includes papers from the social sciences, philosophy, theology, and the applied mental ...
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