Looking at therapy under a biblical light
The University of Illinois at Chicago is offering an online course that makes a case for using biblical narratives in psychotherapy.
"A Biblical Approach to Mental Health," is a 12-week online course that suggests the biblical narratives offers life-affirming principles not found in the Greek myths traditional used a subtext for psychotherapy, the university said.
"The need for a new approach to infusing psychotherapy with biblical teaching is especially important in light of recent horrific events, often involving destructive and violent attempts to find meaning in a deterministic world," Kalman J. Kaplan, associate professor of psychology at UIC, said in a statement.
Kaplan said participants in the class interact through online chat and discussion groups. They compare Greek and biblical narratives of a wide spectrum of issues, including God, nature and the individual, and men and women.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International.
This news arrived on: 05/13/2008
The University of Illinois at Chicago is offering an online course that makes a case for using biblical narratives in psychotherapy.
"A Biblical Approach to Mental Health," is a 12-week online course that suggests the biblical narratives offers life-affirming principles not found in the Greek myths traditional used a subtext for psychotherapy, the university said.
"The need for a new approach to infusing psychotherapy with biblical teaching is especially important in light of recent horrific events, often involving destructive and violent attempts to find meaning in a deterministic world," Kalman J. Kaplan, associate professor of psychology at UIC, said in a statement.
Kaplan said participants in the class interact through online chat and discussion groups. They compare Greek and biblical narratives of a wide spectrum of issues, including God, nature and the individual, and men and women.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International.
This news arrived on: 05/13/2008
