Between Jerusalem and Athens: Ethical Perspectives on Culture, Religion, and PsychotherapyWhat does it mean to be both a Christian and a therapist? Between Jerusalem and Athens offers a compelling answer to this question. It shows students and practitioners who struggle with this issue how they can authentically integrate faith and practice by considering the central, life-shaping theme of biblical Christian ethics: the Reign of God. Part 1 proposes that a distinct cultural ethic based on the central theme of the Reign of God be the context of therapy. Part 2 explores how the church can be a community of ethical reflection and healing. Part 3 discusses the therapist's character and a model for developing character that reflects the Reign of God. |
Contents
Preface | 7 |
The Cultured Therapist | 27 |
The Gospel of Modernity? | 51 |
On Hearing and Telling Stories | 75 |
That Individual | 93 |
Signposts along the Way | 111 |
To Be or Not to Be? | 131 |
A Community of Discernment | 149 |
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