Transformational Psychology View - John H. Cole and Todd W. Hall

This view could be summed up in this statement, "Central to our transformational psychology is that these core realities and tenets of the faith not only inform psychology of its origin and goals, which observation and reflection alone cannot grasp; they also shape the entire process, product and person doing psychology" (Johnson, p. 205). This view addresses how the character of the person doing psychology affects the outcome. This view also emphasizes the need to do psychology from a Christian perspective. The heart of the view is the authority of scripture and the role it plays in understanding human beings.

Works Cited

Johnson, E. L. (2010). Psychology and Christianity Five Views. Downers Grove, IL, USA: InterVarsity Press.

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