Journal of Psychology and Theology articles from March 2002

Journal of Psychology and Theology archives from March 2002

Reading by design: Evolutionary psychology and the neuropsychology of reading.
March 22, 2002... A large body of evidence exists which points to the existence of a neural substrate dedicated to reading: (a) neuroimaging (and other) studies which have identified neural regions activated in reading by normal Ss; (b) similar studies on...

Languages and genes: Can they be built up through random change and natural selection?
March 22, 2002... He has also set eternity [world without end] in the hearts of men (Ecclesiastes 3:11; New International Version) Can natural selection operating on random arrangements of material building blocks (i.e., subatomic particles, atoms,...

Evolutionary explanation and consciousness.
March 22, 2002... If there is a received orthodoxy in contemporary philosophy of mind and cognitive science, it is that all features of the mind, including meaning, action, and consciousness, can and perhaps must be naturalized (i.e., accommodated within the...

Intelligent design psychology and evolutionary psychology on consciousness: Turning water into wine.
March 22, 2002... From the titles of some recent evolutionary psychology publications on the mind, one could get the impression that the mystery of consciousness has been solved, but serious questions and doubts persist. Many scientists have deep reservations...

The problem and potential of memetics.
March 22, 2002... Memetics, in kinship with evolutionary psychology, has arisen as a relatively new Darwinian approach to understanding language, culture, and the human mind, where memes exist as cultural and mental replicators analogous to genes. In its extreme...

Counseling and Values. (Journal File).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Cashwell, C. S., Young, J. S., Cashwell, T. H., & Belaire, C. (2001). The inclusion of spiritual process in counseling and perceived counselor effectiveness Vol. 45 (1), 145-151 The authors acknowledge there has been increased...

The Journal of Pastoral Care. (Journal File).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Grossoehme, D. H. (2001). Self-reported value of spiritual issues among adolescent psychiatric inpatients. Vol. 55(2), 139-145. This article begins with the premise that mental health research literature has neglected to include...

Journal of Psychology and Christianity. (Journal File).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Cappa, S. A. (2001). "They came bearing gifts": A case study of the manifestation of gift giving in psychotherapy. Cappa provides an interesting case study to emphasize the potentially powerful impact of the appropriate gift giving in the...

Pastoral Psychology. (Journal File).(Brief Article)
March 22, 2002... Burijon, B. N. (2001). Narcissism and grace inherent incompatibility The author posits that effective treatment of those with narcissistic conditions needs to include spiritual factors for a more holistic outcome of spiritual and...

Which Self? Whose Morality? (Featured Review).(Formation of the moral self)
March 22, 2002... van der Ven, J. A. (1998). Formation of the moral self. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Paperback. 480 pp. $45.00. ISBN 0802844391. Johannes A. van der Ven, Ph.D. is Professor of Practical Theology at the Divinity...