Journal of Psychology and Theology articles from June 2008

Journal of Psychology and Theology archives from June 2008

Christian vocation: defining relations with identity status, college adjustment, and spiritually.(Report)
June 22, 2008... A great deal of growth takes place during the college years. Christian college students may be involved in exploring their spirituality and in finding what God is calling them to do, their vocation, as well as in identity development. In this...

Beliefs about life-after-death, psychiatric symptomology and cognitive theories of Psychopathology.
June 22, 2008... The present study examined the association between mental health and pleasant and unpleasant beliefs about life-after-death, using data from a national web-based survey of U.S. adults. Regression analyses were conducted on five pleasant and two...

Sexual orientation, mental health, gender, and spirituality: prejudicial attitudes and social influence in faith communities.(Report)
June 22, 2008... This study examined how the attitudes of conservative American Protestants attending Midwestern churches might vary as a function of religious beliefs, gender, and exposure to scenarios of people from stigmatized groups who were asking for...

The Church as forgiving community; An initial model.(Report)
June 22, 2008... Recent empirical studies have shown that forgiveness interventions decrease anxiety, depression, and anger, and increase self esteem, hope, and positive affect. We propose a three-tiered holistic psycho-educational approach called "The...

Understanding the role of relational factors in Christian spirituality.(Report)
June 22, 2008... Researchers developing multidimensional models of relational quality have largely neglected to consider the potential role of relational spirituality in their models. Recent relational spirituality models have emerged predominantly from a...

Journal File.
June 22, 2008... This section of the Journal attempts to keep readers informed of current resources of an integrative nature or those related to the general field of the psychology of religion appearing in other professional journals. A wide range of...

Marriage and family backgrounds.(Marriage and Family in the Biblical World)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... Marriage and family therapists who seek to integrate their clinical interventions with biblical teachings face an enormous challenge: How to understand the differences between the post-Modern world and ancient biblical contexts. While it is...

Christian psychotherapy, and psychology; An analysis of an Integrative psychotherapy model.(Integrative Psychotherapy: Toward a Comprehensive Christian Approach)(Book review)
June 22, 2008... McMinn, M.R., & Campbell, CD. (2007) Integrative Psychotherapy: Toward a Comprehensive Christian Approach. Downers Grove, IL.: Intervarsity Press. Hardcover. 404 pp. $29.00. ISBN: 978-0-8308-2830-2. Reviewed by GEOFFREY W. SUTTON,...

Academic/Professional: integration.(Books Received)
June 22, 2008... The following books have been received from publishers and are under consideration for review in the Journal of Psychology and Theology. Listing of a volume does not necessarily imply that it will be reviewed. Readers with appropriate academic...

General interest; Psychology & religion.(Books Received)
June 22, 2008... Browning, R, Reed, R. (2004!. Forgiveness, reconciliation, and moral courage: Motives and designs for ministry in a troubled world. Edinburgh, U.K.: Eerdmans. Paper. 259 pp. $24.00. ISBN. 0-8028-2774-8. Capps, D. (2008). Jesus and the...

General interest; Religion & related areas.(Books Received)
June 22, 2008... Covert, H. (2008). Discovering the parables: An inspirational guide for everyday life. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers. Hardcover. 144 pp. $39.95. ISBN. 978-0-313-34962-L

General interest; Psychology and related areas.(Books Received)
June 22, 2008... Cheney, T. (2008). Manic: A memoir, by Terri Cheney. New-York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers, Hardcover. 245 pp. $24.95. ISBN. 006-1430-234. Locke, S, (2008). Consciousness, self-consciousness, and the science of being human. Westport, CT:...