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Born in 1950 [2] in Washington, D.C., [1] Pargament received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland in 1977. [3] He currently studies various relationships between religion, psychological well-being and stress, as well as other closely related subjects. [4]
Spiritual bypass or spiritual bypassing is a "tendency to use spiritual ideas and practices to sidestep or avoid facing unresolved emotional issues, psychological wounds, and unfinished developmental tasks". [1] The term was introduced in the mid 1980s by John Welwood, a Buddhist teacher and psychotherapist.
It publishes two journals: Christian Counseling Today and Marriage and Family: A Christian Journal. [6] It has adopted a code of ethics used for Christian counseling. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 2014, AACC amended its code of ethics to eliminate the promotion of conversion therapy for same-sex attracted individuals, encouraging those individuals to ...
Jay Edward Adams (January 30, 1929 – November 14, 2020) was an American Presbyterian preacher and author who was known for his development in the mid and late 20th century of counseling based on Biblical scriptures. He published more than 100 books related to this topic, which have been translated into 16 languages.
Crabb was born in Evanston, Illinois, United States, in 1944 and was a student of psychology until he began studying abnormal psychology and personality theory.During graduate school he experienced a period of deep skepticism before being guided back to the faith by Francis Schaeffer and C. S. Lewis.
His publication of the Journal of Biblical Counseling provided a platform for addressing critical issues within the field, such as balancing the authority of scripture with compassionate engagement, addressing complex psychological problems like trauma and addiction, and integrating insights from broader counseling disciplines without ...
Pastoral counseling is a branch of counseling in which psychologically trained ministers, rabbis, priests, imams, and other persons provide therapy services.Pastoral counselors often integrate modern psychological thought and method with traditional religious training in an effort to address psychospiritual issues in addition to the traditional spectrum of counseling services.
Spiritual crisis (also called "spiritual emergency") is a form of identity crisis where an individual experiences drastic changes to their meaning system (i.e., their unique purposes, goals, values, attitude and beliefs, identity, and focus) typically because of a spontaneous spiritual experience. A spiritual crisis may cause significant ...