How does viewing my Trauma Psychology as a calling to share the Gospel
change how I view the tension between the science of psychology and
Christianity? Some of the tensions between psychology and Christianity is
that in science God is taken out of the picture and everything is based on
facts; whereas with Christianity, the bible is our guide and a lot of things
come from faith. The gospel of Jesus Christ can make it difficult in science
depending on what angel you come from. If you come from the angel of
showing parallels to what science is saying and what Jesus says in the
bible, it can help non-believers. As I share the gospel in Trauma
Psychology, that can help give hope in healing while at the same time I
can help explain things scientifically. "Integrating Christianity and
psychology is living out the lordship of Christ over all existence by giving
his special revelation - God's true Word - its appropriate place of authority
in determining our fundamental beliefs about and practices toward all of
reality, and toward our academic subject matter in particular (Johnson,
2010, p. 115)."
3The gospel message of the restoration of humankind matters a lot in my
area, because it gives hope, it gives healing. Jesus was not defeated, he
arose again, and so can the person who has been traumatized. John
16:33, "I have said these things to you, that3in me you may have peace.3In
the world you will have3tribulation. But3take heart;3I have overcome the
world.”
References
English Standard Version Bible. (2001). ESV Online3
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?
search=John+16%3A33&version=ESV 3 (Links to an external site.)
Johnson, E. L. (2010).3Psychology and Christianity: Five views(2nd3ed.).
IVP Academic.
