Discussion Thread: Worldview
As you begin your journey of developing a better understanding of
integration and psychology, you are tackling some important concepts.
You must start with having a better understanding of your own worldview
before you can move forward. Entwistle (2015) states, “everyone has a
worldview—a window through which he or she views the world framed by the
assumptions and beliefs that color what he or she sees” (p. 60). Why you
believe what you believe is important to explore in order to better
understand your view of integration. It is also important to understand the
mission of God. This discussion will allow for the exploration of both.
In this thread, address the following:
1stpart:
What is a worldview and what are the implications of a worldview?
How might one’s worldview shape one’s view of psychology and
Christianity? Explain using citations from text and scripture.
2ndpart:
Found in Chapter 5 of the McMinn (2011) text is a discussion on the
“relational nature of sin and healing” (p. 194). Expound upon the
concepts presented: the 3 acts, relational theology of sin and healing,
and finally,8the mission of God.8
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1st. Worldview refers to the personal beliefs and assumptions we have about
out context and environment (Entwistle, 2015). Our worldview is influenced
by our culture, family and friends, and determine our self-concept and the
way we perceive others. This would varies from one culture from another. For
example people in Japan tend to raised children to fit into the group and
dislike everything that could be different from the group, meanwhile in
America people tend to raise children more individualistic, and motivated
them to be different from the rest (Kassin, et al, 2021).8 The implications of
worldwide are that some people could be influenced into a more
conservative way to act, and focus in religion from a restrictive perspective.
Therefore, people could be emotional disturbed and considered themselves
as sinner affected by other sinners (McMinn, 1996). Following that concept
worldview shaped our ways to practice our religion or our avoidance to not
practice a religion at all. "A few psychologist have agreed with biblical
counselors in seeing sin as a cause of psychopathology" (McMinn, pg158,
1996).8
On Luke 1:36-38, we can see how the worldview of Mary and her concept of
her religion and knowledge about scriptures allow her to accept God's plan.
Anyone else in her position would be afraid of getting pregnant prior
marriage, especially for the risk that represented for women at that time, but
her values and worldview allow her to blindly believe in God and accept
God's will.
2st. The relational nature of sin and healing gives us a better perspective of
sin, giving us a God more approachable and not from a perspective of a God
waiting for us to sin and to ready to punish us.
Act 1: The relational God creates relations human creatures: Focus on how
created human as their image and how we can observe trinity and God's
image in people. This helps us to view God more as a father and not a judge
ready to punish us after any little mistake.
Act 2: Sin impedes relationship: Show us how sin takes us away from God
and grace. On Genesis we observe how after the original sin, Adam and Eve
were shame and search to hide from God. This explain us how sin get us
apart from God, and ashamed which also influenced in our inability of getting
back to God because we considered ourselves to sinners and we discourage
God's availability to forgive us.
Act 3: God goes to extreme measures to Redeem what is broken: This third
act gives us a more benevolent God, which was willing to gave us his
precious son to redeem us from sin. This act is a clear example of how much
God care about our relationship with him.
References
Reference
Entwistle, David (2015) Integrative Approaches to Psychology and
Christianity, Third Edition: An Introduction to Worldview Issues, Philosophical
Foundations, and Models of Integration, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2015.
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Kassin, Markus S., & Fein, S. (2020).8Social Psychology8(11th ed.). Wadsworth
Publishing.
McMinn, Mark R, Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality, 2015, library of
Congress Catalogin-in Publication
