Dr. Hildreth Marie Cross of Flint Michigan died in 1991 at the age of 90. Dr. Cross was a teacher and Professor of Psychology for 43 years. She was the author of Introduction to Psychology, first published in 1952 by Zondervan.
My copy of her book arrived today. What kind of a geek looks forward to reading a 60 year old textbook? My kind of geek.
In the Preface Dr. Cross wrote;
“Many a Christian worker is prejudiced against the subject matter of psychology. It is too true that this study is presented by the vast majority of professors in such a way as to question, if not to oppose openly, those tenets of our Faith that we as Christians hold dearer than life itself. Even though such prejudices are justified far more often than not, it is the firm belief of Christian psychologists that there is much of value in this field. Self-understanding and discernment into the problems and needs of another are our privileges as followers of the Christ. We make no apology for many basic and sound psychological principles and laws when they are presented in a manner to build faith rather than to destroy it.”
So far, nothing has changed.
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