Proposal of Christian psychology

Abstract

The proposal of Christian psychology is an offer of an outlook on man’s psychical world from the Christian perspective, based on the Christian anthropology assumptions. The dialogue of Christian psychology with other trends in psychology has to include the conception of man and the conception of science. The encounter of Christian psychology with other types of this scientific discipline rich today may take place both at university and in a therapeutically office. It seems to be right to make an effort in order to redefine health and disorders, norm and pathology in the light of Christian anthropology and the output of empirical psychology. In the process of the integration of psychology and Christian faith one should particularly bear in mind, that the result of the synthesis achieved in Christian psychology has to be both a coherent system of knowledge and its practical use in the therapy. Christian psychology sees its role in the reinterpretation of different aspects of man’s mental life described by academic psychology. Its objective is to rectify a frequently distorted image of life and man, of God and the world, of the norm, the health and the illness, of a therapist and the science. Christian conception and interpretation of human life takes into consideration its origin, properties, goal, the fact of suffering and sinfulness. Therefore some specific human experiences such as: sin, grace, suffering and mercy, the goal and meaning of life are of interests for Christian psychology.