Integrative Approaches To Psychology And Christianity Summary

In the book Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity, author David N. Entwistle engages with his readers by having them explore and understand the relationship between psychology, theology and Christianity. Before the reader can begin to comprehend the information talked about within the reading, the reader must understand some important terms. Throughout this book Entwistle talks a lot about integrating, which he defined in the reading as a thing that we discover when we are uncovering the fundamental unity that God created (Entwistle, 2010, p16). Because the basis of theology and psychology are different from that of Christianity it is thought that the three cannot be combined. According to Entwistle (2010, p8), during the past century, the relationship between faith and science has been a topic of intense debate. In order to help

Because I was unsure about where I stood within the five models discussed within the book, the first step that I will take as a counselor will be to make sure that each client I work with is aware of where they stand. There were a lot of models discussed but in my opinion I felt that there were five that were more important than the rest and would be the ones that I would put the most focus on during a counseling session. These five models are Enemies, Spies, Colonialists, Neutral Parties, and Allies (Entwistle, 2010). By helping a client understand where they fall within these five models will help determine whether the actions both the client and the counselor are taking are positive or negative. Entwistle (2010) says that "for Christians the question is not whether or not psychology can be related to Christian faith, but how one should relate psychology to the Christian faith and how we can use this knowledge to love God and to love our