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- catalog abstract "Many Christians, including Jimmy Swaggart and Dave Hunt, claim psychology is seductive, destructive, and dangerous. These concerns have left many people confused and questioning. If I'm in counseling, should I get out? Are non-Christian counselors always to be avoided? Should pastors do counseling themselves? Should they refer church members to psychologists? Gary R. Collins is one of the most widely read and well-respected authors of our day. He provides a reasoned voice in a sometimes loud and heated debate that threatens the spiritual and emotional vitality of millions. He answers the questions you are asking and gives clear direction in plain language. Here is a book for anyone who questions psychology. - Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b2068348.
- catalog created "c1988.".
- catalog date "1988".
- catalog date "c1988.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1988.".
- catalog description "Bibliography: p. [166]-178.".
- catalog description "Many Christians, including Jimmy Swaggart and Dave Hunt, claim psychology is seductive, destructive, and dangerous. These concerns have left many people confused and questioning. If I'm in counseling, should I get out? Are non-Christian counselors always to be avoided? Should pastors do counseling themselves? Should they refer church members to psychologists? Gary R. Collins is one of the most widely read and well-respected authors of our day. He provides a reasoned voice in a sometimes loud and heated debate that threatens the spiritual and emotional vitality of millions. He answers the questions you are asking and gives clear direction in plain language. Here is a book for anyone who questions psychology. - Back cover.".
- catalog description "Part 1 : Questions about getting counseling. Can you trust psychology? -- Why should a Christian get counseling if God can meet all our needs? -- Why go to psychologists if they never help anyone? -- Should a Christian ever go to a non-Christian counselor? -- Should Christians take therapeutic drugs? -- Why is professional counseling so expensive? -- Are lay counselors as effective as professionals? -- Part 2 : Questions about Christian counseling. What is unique about Christian counseling? -- Is there a spiritual way to counsel that is better than the psychological way? -- Does Christian counseling always work? -- Why are there so many different approaches to Christian counseling? -- Why would a Christian counselor use secular counseling methods? -- Can Christian counselors help non-Christians? -- Should a Christian bother to get counselor training? -- Is mental health the same as Christian maturity? -- Part 3 : Questions about how Christianity and psychology conflict. Jesus and Paul never used psychology, so why should we? -- What good is psychology if the Bible tells us all we need to know? -- Is psychology a new religion that competes with Christianity? -- Does psychology dabble in the demonic? -- Does psychology explain away biblical miracles? -- Are psychological problems all caused by sin? -- Can Christians study secular psychology without undermining their faith? -- Why is psychology taught in seminaries and Bible colleges? -- Can secular psychology and Christianity be integrated? -- Part 4 : Questions about special issues. Is mental illness a myth? -- Is psychology really a science? -- Is an emphasis on the self really harmful? -- Why would a good Christian ever attempt suicide? -- Is anything wrong with parapsychology and ESP? -- Is there power in positive thinking? -- Postscript : Is psychology its own worst enemy?".
- catalog extent "178 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0830817107 (pbk.) :".
- catalog identifier "0830817255 (hard)".
- catalog issued "1988".
- catalog issued "c1988.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Downers Grove, Ill. : InterVarsity Press,".
- catalog subject "150 19".
- catalog subject "BF51 .C64 1988".
- catalog subject "Christianity Psychology.".
- catalog subject "Counseling Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Counseling.".
- catalog subject "Psychology Philosophy.".
- catalog subject "Psychology and religion.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Part 1 : Questions about getting counseling. Can you trust psychology? -- Why should a Christian get counseling if God can meet all our needs? -- Why go to psychologists if they never help anyone? -- Should a Christian ever go to a non-Christian counselor? -- Should Christians take therapeutic drugs? -- Why is professional counseling so expensive? -- Are lay counselors as effective as professionals? -- Part 2 : Questions about Christian counseling. What is unique about Christian counseling? -- Is there a spiritual way to counsel that is better than the psychological way? -- Does Christian counseling always work? -- Why are there so many different approaches to Christian counseling? -- Why would a Christian counselor use secular counseling methods? -- Can Christian counselors help non-Christians? -- Should a Christian bother to get counselor training? -- Is mental health the same as Christian maturity? -- Part 3 : Questions about how Christianity and psychology conflict. Jesus and Paul never used psychology, so why should we? -- What good is psychology if the Bible tells us all we need to know? -- Is psychology a new religion that competes with Christianity? -- Does psychology dabble in the demonic? -- Does psychology explain away biblical miracles? -- Are psychological problems all caused by sin? -- Can Christians study secular psychology without undermining their faith? -- Why is psychology taught in seminaries and Bible colleges? -- Can secular psychology and Christianity be integrated? -- Part 4 : Questions about special issues. Is mental illness a myth? -- Is psychology really a science? -- Is an emphasis on the self really harmful? -- Why would a good Christian ever attempt suicide? -- Is anything wrong with parapsychology and ESP? -- Is there power in positive thinking? -- Postscript : Is psychology its own worst enemy?".
- catalog title "Can you trust psychology? : exposing the facts & the fictions / Gary Collins.".
- catalog type "text".