Retrieving Theological Psychology
MATTHEW A. LAPINE
STUDIES IN HISTORICAL AND SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY
The Logic of the Body: Retrieving Theological Psychology
Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology
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Library of Congress Number 2020943015
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Theological Psychology: A Path Forward
Governing Assumption and Thesis
Excursus: Passions and Affections
2 The Psychology of Thomas Aquinas
The Hylomorphic Powers of the Soul
3 Developments in Medieval and Renaissance Psychology
The Functions of the Soul: The Ascendency of the Will in Action Theory
4 The Psychology of John Calvin
The Soul, the Body, and the Imago Dei
Substance and Immortality of the Soul
Affections, Passions, and Virtue
Embedded Psychological Assumptions
Reformed Formulations of Body and Soul
6 Book of Nature: Body and Soul
The State of the Soul in Review
Theological and Philosophical Arguments for Dualism
Theological and Philosophical Arguments for Monism
7 Book of Scripture: The Body in Biblical Theology
Biblical Theological Reflections on Human Agency
8 Book of Nature: Embodied Emotion
Setting the Stage: Emotion and Cognition
9 Book of Scripture: Commanding Emotion
Elliott’s Psychological Assumptions
An Alternate Reading of Matthew 6:25–34
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About The Logic of the Body: Retrieving Theological Psychology“Do not be anxious about anything.” When it comes to stress and worry, that’s all we really need to say, right? Just repent of your anxiety, and everything will be fine. But emotional life is more complex than this. In The Logic of the Body, Matthew LaPine argues that Protestants must retrieve theological psychology in order to properly understand the emotional life of the human person. With classical and modern resources in tow, LaPine argues that one must not choose between viewing emotions exclusively as either cognitive and volitional on the one hand, or simply a feeling of bodily change on the other. The two “stories” can be reconciled through a robustly theological analysis. In a culture filled with worry and anxiety, The Logic of the Body offers a fresh path within the Reformed tradition. |
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