Glossolalia or "speaking in tongues" has evoked much speculation as to its causes and meanings. Primarily occurring in instances of religious fervor, glossolalia's recent linkage to psychopathic behavior has prompted numerous studies by social and behavioral scientists. This book summarizes and interprets all of the research done on this phenomenon. The authors explore the different types and settings of glossolalic expression in contemporary Western religion and consider the phenomenon from the perspectives of sociology, psychology, and linguistics. Numerous case studies are included as well as an abundance of the authors' own research on the subject. Glossolalia will be of particular interest to those in the fields of sociology and psychology and to those engaged in counseling glossolalic individuals.

Glossolalia: Behavioral Science Perspectives on Speaking in Tongues

Malony, H. Newton

Lovekin, A. Adams

Business

Oxford University Press

Christian Conversion: Biblical and Psychological Perspectives (Rosemead Psychology Series)

Johnson, Cedric B

Zondervan

In situations involving confrontation, many Christians either explode and feel guilty or suppress their convictions and become depressed. Here, now, is a way to counteract these experiences--a how-to guide to assertiveness based on sound evangelical principles.

Speak Up!: Christian Assertiveness

Sanders, Randolph K.

Religion & Spirituality

Westminster/John Knox Press

Clergy Malpractice

Southard, Samuel

Needham, Thomas L.

Westminster John Knox Pr

Living the answers

Abingdon

This book introduces the foundations of a distinctively Christian approach to counseling.

Christian Counseling: An Introduction

Augsburger, David W.

ABINGDON PRESS *

Individuals who are in religious leadership positions will immediately recognize the dilemmas or paradoxes described in this book. The good news is that Malony offers sound practical advice on how to deal with them. This book is accurately descriptive and helpfully prescriptive. --Douglas Lewis, Wesley Theological Seminary Malony suggests ways to turn destructive conflict into creative tension. A helpful guide for every religious leader struggling to make sense out of the colliding interests that buffet many congregations and other not-for-profit institutions. --William E. Hull, Samford University As a leader you must also challenge individuals to make uncomfortable choices in the service of doing God's work in the world. Maloney identifies eight central paradoxes that all religious leaders--both lay and ordained--must confront. The author shows how these paradoxes, when viewed as either/or choices or struggled against, can whipsaw the leader, tearing the ministry apart. However, embracing paradox and accepting it as a gift allows religious leaders to deal successfully with conflict in their roles, and in so doing, break through to a more powerful connection with those to whom they minister. H. Newton Malony is senior professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary, a licensed psychologist, and an ordained United Methodist minister.

Living with Paradox: Religious Leadership and the Genius of Double Vision

Christian Books & Bibles

Christian Living

Jossey-Bass

Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity

Learn to reach out to these hidden Christians! Offering a wide variety of points of view from the welcoming to the traditional, Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity addresses one of the crucial issues facing the church in these shifting times. Pastors of all Christian churches, whatever their denomination or theology, are likely to be faced with pastoral care or counseling of someone who is lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered. This valuable compendium examines various ways you can meet the spiritual and psychological needs of these members of your congregation. Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity addresses the basic problems of sexual diversity, including definitions of sexual orientations and issues of human development. It offers wise guidance for offering pastoral care and counseling, and it provides tested solutions for the problems counselors face in dealing with these individuals. Pastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity offers thought-provoking points of view on a wide range of issues, including: 
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<li> changes in attitudes toward homosexuality among mental health professionals </li>
<li> the limits of confidentiality </li>
<li> sexual diversity in the black church </li>
<li> a developmental model for effective treatment of male homosexuality </li>
<li> pastoral care and the formation of sexual identity </li>
<li> Biblical perspectives on homosexuality </li>
<li> counseling lesbians </li>
<li> AIDS ministries and grief counselingPastoral Care and Counseling in Sexual Diversity is an essential resource for pastors, pastoral counselors, and therapists dealing with these vexing issues facing the Christian church in the new millennium. </li>
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Dayringer, Richard L

Routledge

Winner of Prize for Outstanding Book in Theology and the Natural Sciences As science crafts increasingly detailed accounts of human nature, what has become of the soul? This collaborative project strives for greater consonance between contemporary science and Christian faith. Outstanding scholars in biology, genetics, neuroscience, cognitive science, philosophy, theology, biblical studies, and ethics join here to offer contemporary accounts of human nature consistent with Christian teaching. Their central theme is a nondualistic account of the human person that does not consider the "soul" an entity separable from the body; scientific statements about the physical nature of human beings are about exactly the same entity as are theological statements concerning the spiritual nature of human beings. For all those interested in fundamental questions of human identity posed by the present context, this volume will provide a fascinating and authoritative resource.

Whatever Happened to the Soul? Scientific and Theological Portraits of Human Nature

Politics & Social Sciences

Murphy, Nancey

Brown, Warren Shelburne

Philosophy

Fortress Press

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