AACC

COUNSELING

LIBRARY

Psychology,

Theology,

AND

Spirituality

IN CHRISTIAN COUNSELING

Mark R. McMinn, Ph.D.

Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

CAROL STREAM, ILLINOIS

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Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling

Copyright © 1996 by Mark R. McMinn

All rights reserved

Scripture quotations contained herein are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyrighted, 1989 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America, and are used by permission. All rights reserved.

Designed by Beth Sparkman

Edited by Lynn Vanderzalm

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

McMinn, Mark R.

Psychology, theology, and spirituality in Christian counseling / Mark R. McMinn.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN-13: 978-0-8423-5252-9 (alk. paper)

ISBN-10: 0-8423-5252-X (alk. paper)

1. Pastoral counseling. 2. Psychology and religion. I. Title.

BV4012.2.M26 1996

253.5é2—dc20

96-12604

Dedicated to Christian counselors

May we grow in depth as we grow in numbers.

AACC Publications Review Board

Timothy Clinton, Ed.D., executive vice president of the AACC

Gary R. Collins, Ph.D., president of the AACC

Rosemarie Hughes, Ph.D., dean of the Regent University School of Counseling and Human Services

Joseph A. Kloba, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the Graduate Counseling Psychology program at Palm Beach Atlantic College

George Ohlschlager, J.D., L.C.S.W., associate director of Redwood Family Institute

Gary J. Oliver, Ph.D., clinical director of Southwest Counseling Associates and associate professor and program director of the D.Min. in Marriage and Family Counseling program, Denver Seminary

Roger Sider, M.D., medical director of Pine Rest Christian Hospital

Siang-Yang Tan, Ph.D., associate professor of psychology and director of the Psy.D. program at the Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Religion in the Counseling Office

written with James C. Wilhoit

2. Toward Psychological and Spiritual Health

3. Prayer

4. Scripture

5. Sin

6. Confession

7. Forgiveness

written with Katheryn Rhoads Meek

8. Redemption

Conclusion

Bibliography

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About Psychology, Theology and Spirituality in Christian Counseling

This book is part of a professional series that offers counselors the latest techniques, theory, and general information that is vital to their work. While many books have tried to integrate theology and psychology, this book takes another step and explores the importance of the spiritual disciplines in psychotherapy, helping counselors to integrate the biblical principles of forgiveness, redemption, restitution, prayer, and worship into their counseling techniques.

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