{"product_id":"taking-the-word-to-heart-self-and-other-in-an-age-of-therapies-paperback-1","title":"Taking the Word to Heart: Self and Other in an Age of Therapies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert C. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christians today are besieged by ideas about personhood -- what it means to be a whole person, a happy person, a fulfilled person, a healthy person. In fact, Robert C. Roberts says, psychology has invaded the Christian church -- and while modern psychologies offer insights and practices that can be helpfully adapted for Christian use, they sometimes contradict and can even displace true Christianity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roberts examines several psychologies that tend to function as alternative spiritualities -- Rogerian therapy, rational emotive therapy, assertiveness training, contextual family therapy, the psychology of Carl Jung, and the psychology of Hienz Kohut -- and offers a critical evaluation of each in light of the Christian view of the self. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But just what is the Christian interpretation of selfhood? It has a great deal to do with community, with our relationships to others and to God, explains Roberts. \"Christians are people of God's Word,\" Roberts says, \"called daily to take it to heart, and thus be formed, as persons, by the sound of his voice. This book is all about becoming persons who dwell, in a variety of ways, among other persons.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With this idea of personhood in mind, Roberts explores a variety of relationships important to the Christian personality, then sets forth the parameters of a distinctively Christian psychology. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on impressive scholarship yet highly readable, \u003ci\u003eTaking the Word to Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful study that will be of interest to laypeople as well as pastors, Christian counselors, theologians, and students.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert C. Roberts is Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Among his other books are \u003ci\u003eTaking the Word to Heart: Self and Others in an Age of Therapies\u003c\/i\u003e (Eerdmans) and (with Jay Wood) \u003ci\u003eIntellectual Virtues: An Essay in Regulative Epistemology\u003c\/i\u003e (Oxford).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 327\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.42 x 5.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42592980762720,"sku":"9780802806598","price":53.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/Z0pwT01NbTN1em1rTUNFbUxaL0cwdz09.webp?v=1771498473","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/taking-the-word-to-heart-self-and-other-in-an-age-of-therapies-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}