Category: Religious Issues

Like many concepts in life, psychology is man-centered, and not God-centered.  Cooking, aircraft design and accounting are all man-centered, but typically we don’t ask our chefs, engineers or accountants about their faith in the completion of their duties.  Similarly, does psychology have to be God-centered to address my issues?  It depends on the issue. As…

In our continuing series, we’re addressing common questions we hear in regards to spirituality, and in particular, Christianity and its interface with psychology.  This week we’ll examine this one: “Aren’t all psychological ailments rooted in personal sin?” Underlying this inquiry are several concepts: Psychological disorders as a construct do not exist, as they are just…

“Isn’t going to a psychologist a sign of lack of faith in God?” As we noted last week, there are parallels to this that don’t make sense: Isn’t going to a medical doctor a sign of lack of faith in God? Isn’t going to a personal trainer to lose weight a sign of lack of…

Religion and psychology have had an interesting history, often marked with contempt, misunderstandings and misinformation from both sides.  In the next few blogs, we hope to address some of these issues.  While we are not expressed experts in religions, will consult with pastors (e.g., current leaders of churches who have at least a Master’s degree)…