The Task Ahead: Six Levels of Integration of Christianity and Psychology
- 1 March 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Psychology and Theology
- Vol. 8 (1) , 3-11
- https://doi.org/10.1177/009164718000800101
Abstract
While the integration of Christianity with psychology has made some notable progress in recent years, there has been relatively little growth in psychological research relevant to integration. This article presents a model which attempts to begin correcting this by showing the relevance of psychological research to theories and world views used in psychology. Psychological study is categorized into six levels: World View, General Proposition, Linkage, Specific Proposition, Hypothesis, and Data. Distinct integration tasks are suggested for each level. The importance of the interrelationships among the six levels is also emphasized.Keywords
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