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Forum “Guidance

Through the
Invitation to write us about the topic of the Forum on our new Blog
Holy Spirit
During the
New: Counseling

The blog of the free e-Journal 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 comprehensible 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 criti-
cal 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 counse-
ling or therapy session: blessings and problems” is located in the second 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)...

In a new step, we have set up a blog for this forum. This is the link to our blog:
https://christianpsychologyaroundtheworld.wordpress.com/
Our hope and our invitation is, that you personally will communicate your opini-
ons and experiences concerning this topic, as well as comment on follow-up con-
tributions.
Here is the link to the commentary field:
https://christianpsychologyaroundtheworld.wordpress.com/2015/06/17/hallo-
welt/#comments

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