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Christian Psychology as a Challenge

That’s the trunk. And I’m essentially suggesting There are some conceptual issues that need to
that Christian psychology recognize that there be clarified here - which I’m sure that other
is a “step three” which has for whatever reason Christian psychology nerds will recognize - but,
not yet been included in the canonical state- again, I don’t want to want to bore readers with
ments, i.e., Eric Johnson’s notion of “maximal the details!
integration” or what I’ve called “deeply engaged,
strongly perspectival” research. That would be Werner May: Thank you very much, Russ. My
the distinctively Christian branch of psycholo- compliment about your seriousness, creativity
gical science and applied psychology. and courage.

I think this vision of Christian psychology Russ Kosits: Thank you, Werner. I’m so thank-
would be inclusive, incorporating the best of ful for the opportunity to share these ideas with
psychological science and applied psychology, you and wish you continued blessings on the
and, with appropriate qualifications, all “views” good work you do!
of the relationship between psychology & Chri-
stianity. From my vantage point, our journal
publishes all three parts of the tree, though it
would be unwise to publish empirical work that
could just as easily appear in mainstream jour-
nals.

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