Leandro, thank you for the analysis. You provided very good insight in
describing the balance between the art of counseling and science. To
demonstrate your point, you effectively utilized examples from
philosophical leaders from the past, showing the relationship between
religious leaders that were heavily influenced by the works and theories of
classical philosophers that were secular in nature (Johnson, 2010). It
would be an interesting topic of research to further find relationships
amongst non-secular and secular thought leaders, exploring similarities,
gaps in knowledge, and opportunity for complementation of knowledge.
For my research area, I am also focusing on developmental psychology
and would be interested in further exploring the influence of nature and
nurture on an individual’s pattern of behavior / behavioral formation
(Moffitt et al., 2011). I appreciate how you tied this concept to Scripture,
as it better allows for me to visualize and put into context nature and
nurture by using free will and the serpent as examples (King James Bible,
1769/2017). Additionally, I would agree with you in that I also think that
the integration viewpoint is strong and is able to retain the integrity of
balancing Scripture and the adherence to scientific standards. I have
learned so much throughout this course and really look forward to
integrating the different viewpoints to include integration, levels of
explanation, and other viewpoints in order to conduct future research
through a Christian worldview. What I will keep in mind going forward is
that some of the viewpoints can be combined, and certain elements can
be used to complement or supplement one another, so that we can come
up with our own guiding viewpoint.
References
Johnson, E. L. (Ed.) (2010). Psychology & Christianity: Five views. IVP
Academic.
King James Bible. (2017). King James Bible
Online.?https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ ? (Links to an external
site.)?(Original work published 1769)
Moffitt, T.E., Arseneault, L., Belsky, D., Dickson, N., Hancox, R. J.,
Harrington, H., Houts, R., Poulton, R., Roberts, B. W., Ross, S., Sears, M. R.,
Thomson, W. M., & Caspi, A. (2011). A gradient of childhood self-control
predicts health, wealth, and public safety. Proceedings of the National
Academy of Sciences, 108(7), 2693-2698.
