Integrative Approaches To Psychology And Christianity Summary

Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity David N. Entwistle is the author of Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity. In his book, he discusses many issues that are relevant and related to the integration of psychology and Christianity. In his book, he quotes Tertullian’s question about whether or not there is a relationship between Athens and Jerusalem and whether or not there is a relationship between science and faith. Tertullian believed psychology and Christianity could not be integrated. Entwistle (2010) then posed an important question, which is “what has psychology to do with Christianity?” (p. 10). Throughout the book, Entwistle answers this question by developing an argument for the integration of psychology

Although Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity is a great book, it is a difficult read which is a negative aspect of the book. One must read the book slowly so they will fully comprehend all the concepts within the book. If a person reads it too fast they will miss some of the points Entwistle makes regarding the integration of psychology and Christianity. One such point is, “the integration of psychology and Christianity emerged largely, though not exclusively, from the Christian liberal-arts tradition” (Entwistle, 2010, p. 16). This is an important argument Entwistle made in support of integration. Although Entwistle’s book is a difficult read, one of the most positive things about the book is that he takes his time developing each concept so we thoroughly understand them. He gives footnotes at the bottom of each page so we have other valuable resources. Another positive aspect is that Entwistle provides the views of those who disagree with him regarding the integration of psychology and

A weakness I came up that was refuted by the book was that there were hardly any examples on how counselors who integrate psychology and Christianity are able to work with those who oppose the integration of the two disciples. As I was looking for illustrations I discovered Entwistle (2010) had covered this under ethics and the workplace (p 261). Another weakness I came up with that the book addressed was the fact there was little said about the protestant’s response to psychology but I was wrong. As I reading through the book I realized there were different segments of Christianity and that the book did indeed cover all Christian responses to psychology and psychotherapy. They were just broken into subgroups: Catholic, Liberal-Neo-orthodox, and evangelical responses (Entwistle, 2010, p.