Between Jerusalem and Athens

by Dueck, Alvin C.

• ISBN13: 9780801020087
• ISBN10: 0801020085
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Baker Pub Group

Summary

Between Jerusalem and Athens offers a compelling answer to this question. It shows students and practitioners who struggle with this issue how they can authentically integrate faith and practice by considering the central, life-shaping theme of biblical Christian ethics: the Reign of God.
Part 1 proposes that a distinct cultural ethic based on the central theme of the Reign of God be the context for therapy. Part 2 explores how the church can be a community of ethical reflection and healing. Part 3 discusses the therapist's character and a model for developing character that reflects the Reign of God.

Author Biography

Alvin C. Dueck is professor of pastoral counseling at Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 7
Introduction: On Traveling between Jerusalem and Athens	p. 9
The Reign of God as an Ethical Culture	p. 25
The Cultured Therapist	p. 27
Psychology: The Gospel of Modernity?	p. 51
On Hearing and Telling Stories	p. 75
The Church as Ethical Community	p. 91
That Individual	p. 93
Signposts along the Way	p. 111
Professional: To Be or Not to Be?	p. 131
A Community of Discernment	p. 149
The Therapist as Ethical Character	p. 171
On Character	p. 173
Enlightenment Morality Redux	p. 187
Pastoring Our Personal Congregations	p. 201
Conclusion: Experiences between Jerusalem and Athens	p. 219
Bibliography	p. 243
Index	p. 259
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