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Forum “Guidance

Through the
Holy Spirit

During the

Counseling

or Therapy
Session:

Blessings and

Problems”

Regarding the current forum topic

Recently, a colleague asked me to tell him in three sentences how I would
explain Christian psychology.
We have a German proverb “in der Kürze liegt die Würze.” [“In brevity lies the
seasoning”]. This means that a short formulation can be more comprehensib-
le than a long and detailed one. Well-seasoned food is a joy, but can also be a
provocation.

1. A Christian psychology is based on a biblical concept concerning humans
and the world, as well as based on past and present experiences evaluated
in a critical dialogue with this concept (church history).
2. Psychological research, teaching, and practice is molded by the presence
of the triune God, whose engagement is marked by love, healing, blessing
and leading.
3. Interesting and valuable results and insights from the whole of psychology
should be worked through on the basis of point one and two.

The following forum topic, “Guidance through the Holy Spirit during the
counseling or therapy session: blessings and problems” is located in the se-
cond statement, that God is present, and therefore may lead us in counseling
and therapy processes.
The contributions are different, e.g. characterised by a critical dialogue (Point
1), related to general psychological experiences (Point 3)...

A reprint from eJournal 7, 2015

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