Journal of Psychology and Theology articles from September 2001

Journal of Psychology and Theology archives from September 2001

INTERPERSONAL FORGIVENESS FROM AN EASTERN ORTHODOX PERSPECTIVE.
September 22, 2001... In the last 15 years, Christian and secular psychologists in the western tradition have written much about interpersonal forgiveness and reconciliation. The eastern Christian tradition (i.e., the Orthodox Church) has not had much of a voice in...

CONTEXTUALIZING MODELS OF HUMILITY AND FORGIVENESS: A REPLY TO GASSIN.(response to article by Elizabeth A. Gassin in this issue, p. 187)
September 22, 2001... We reply to Gassin's (2001) valuable description of an Eastern Orthodox perspective on interpersonal forgiveness by discussing some socio-cultural issues related to eastern and western construals of forgiveness and humility. Differences in the...

FORGIVENESS AND HEALTH: REVIEW AND REFLECTIONS ON A MATTER OF FAITH, FEELINGS, AND PHYSIOLOGY.
September 22, 2001... Empirical research on the links between forgiveness and both mental and physical health is burgeoning. This article reviews current research, with reflections on how Christians might engage this literature. It considers Christian and...

COMMON SENSE PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: A CHRISTIAN APPRAISAL.
September 22, 2001... Christian organizations have joined the secular professions in spelling out detailed ethical codes. Yet what basis can be provided for the supposition that these ethical codes truly inform us about what is objectively right or wrong?...

NATURAL MORAL SENSE AS BASIS FOR PROFESSIONAL ETHICS: AN IMPORTANT PROPOSAL BUT UNLIKELY TO PRODUCE EXCELLENCE.
September 22, 2001... Psychologists' neglect of the very important basis for professional ethics and other ethical dimensions of psychology can be overcome, in part, by Hathaway's (2001) proposal to ground ethics, not on certain foundations provided by reason, but...

COMMON SENSE IS NOT CONSENSUS: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AS MARKSMAN SHIP.
September 22, 2001... Tjeltveit's response to Hathaway's proposal to ground ethics on natural moral sense raises several significant issues and extends the discussion in important directions. Yet some of these issues arise from a misunderstanding of subtle but vital...

PARENTAL ATTACHMENT, REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND COLLEGE ADJUSTMENT OF MISSIONARY CHILDREN.
September 22, 2001... This study explored: (a) the differences between MKs and Non-MKs on measures of parental attachment, perceived social support, reverse culture shock and college adjustment; (b) within-group difference on the personality measures for MKs; and...

STUDIA PSYCHOLOGICA.(self-concept and religion)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Orlicka, L. (1999) Interaction between religiosity and self-concept Vol. 41(4), 345-348. The author of this article discusses the relationship between religiosity and self-concept. Orlicka notices that religion is a social and...

ANOTHER LOOK AT ANOREXIA NERVOSA.(Review)
September 22, 2001... Hepworth, J. (1999). The social construction of anorexia nervosa. London: Sage Publications. Paperback. 146 pp. $27.95. ISBN 0-7619-5309-4. Julie Hepworth is Senior Lecturer in the Department of General Practice at the University...

JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND CHRISTIANITY.(mentor relationships)(Statistical Data Included)
September 22, 2001... Fallow, G. O. & Johnson, W.B. (2000) Mentor relationships in secular and religious professional psychology programs Vol. 19(4), 363-376 The authors of this article researched the prevalence and nature of mentor-protege relationships in...

Contemporary Psychoanalysis.(acceptance, religion and mental health)
September 22, 2001... Safran, J. D. (1999) Faith, despair, will, and the paradox of acceptance Vol. 35(1), 5-23. This article is not typically regarded as integration literature, in that it does not address Christianity or religion specifically. However,...

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY.(religious strain and mental health)
September 22, 2001... Exline, J. J., Yali, A. M. Sanderson, W. C. (2000) Guilt, discord, and alienation: The role of religious strain in depression and suicidality Vol. 56(12), 1481-1496 The authors of this article hypothesize that religious strain is...

PASTORAL PSYCHOLOGY.(Christianity and self-differentiation)(Brief Article)
September 22, 2001... Howe, L. T. (1998) Self-differentiation in Christian perspective Vol. 46(5), 347-362 In this article, Howe uses the family systems concept of self-differentiation within the context of church congregations. The first part of the...

TOWARD EFFECTIVE SUPERVISION.(Review)
September 22, 2001... Holloway, E., & Carroll, M., (Eds.). (1999). Training counseling supervisors: Strategies, methods and techniques. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. Paper. ix + 237 pp. $24.95. ISBN 0-769-5787-1 Elizabeth L. Holloway, PhD, is a...