I received a note today that reads:
“The words "Christian" and
"psychology" should never be together - that's like an oxymoron. I
agree with the fact that psychology of any sort is anti-Christian. They are two
heavily opposing world views.”
Understanding
the comment requires an answer to the question, “what is psychology?” If you
define Psychology one way, then the writer is right on. But if you define
psychology another way, the writer couldn’t be more wrong.
Is
Psychology the same thing as Freudian Psychotherapy? Is Psychology nothing but theories
about naturalistic causes and cures of mental pain and suffering? Is Psychology
the same thing as its modern worldview assumptions? If so, then the writer is right.
But if Psychology
is more than Sigmund Freud, Prozac, and Ritalin, if it is more than its modern philosophical
assumptions, then it is not inherently anti-Christian. Psychology is the study
of the Psyche; the mind, the soul, the brain, our behavior, and our nature. Psychology
is the study of God’s grandest creation – us.
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