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Volume 7 • Issue 1 • 2013 • Theistic Psychology
Christian Psychology
is published semi-annually by the American Association of Christian Counselors for the Society of Christian Psychology.
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CHRISTIAN PSYCHOLOGY
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
BIBLICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Jonathan Pennington, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of New Testament,
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY/COUNSELING
Phil Monroe, Psy.D.
Professor of Counseling,
Biblical Theologial Seminary
PHILOSOPHICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Robert Roberts, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Ethics, Baylor University
RESEARCH PSYCHOLOGY
Eric Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Regent University
THEOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Andrew Purves, Ph.D.
Professor of Reformed Theology,
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
THEORETICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Peter Hampson, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology,
University of the West of England, Bristol
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
C. Stephen Evans, Ph.D.
University Professor of Philosophy and
the Humanities, Baylor University
Fernando Garzon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Counseling, Liberty University
Stephen Greggo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pastoral Counseling and
Psychology, Trinity Evangelical & Divinity School
Kathrin Halder, Chr. Psych. (IACP)
Lecturer in Christian Psychology and Anthropology,
IGNIS
Michael Haykin, Ph.D.
Professor of Church History and Biblical Spirituality,
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Eric Johnson, Ph.D.
Lawrence and Charlotte Hoover Professor of Pastoral
Care, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Timothy Paul Jones, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Nicolene Joubert, Ph.D.
Director, Institute of Christian Psychology,
South Africa
Robert Kellemen, Ph.D.
Director, Biblical Counseling Coalition
Chris Kettler, Ph.D.
Professor of Theology and Philosophy,
Friends University
Warren Kinghorn, M.D., Th.D.
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Duke University
Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and
Pastoral and Moral Theology, Duke Divinity School
Unhye Kwon, Ph.D.
Kumsan-Gun, Korea
Angus Menuge, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy,
Concordia University Wisconsin
Andrew A. Michel, M.D.
Assistant Professor,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Keith Eames, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Covenant College
Matthew Phelps, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology, Malone College
Andrew Schmutzer, Ph.D.
Professor of Bible, Moody Bible Institute
Brent Slife, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Brigham Young University
James Spiegel, Ph.D.
Professor of Philosophy, Taylor University
Matthew Stanford, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Baylor University
Mark R. Talbot, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Philosophy, Wheaton College
Siang Yang Tan, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary
Craig Steven Titus, S.Th.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Director of Integrative Studies,
Institute for the Psychological Sciences
Alan Tjelveit, Ph.D.
Professor of Psychology, Muhlenberg College
Paul Vitz, Ph.D.
Professor, Institute for the Psychological Sciences
Sam Williams, Ph.D.
Professor of Counseling,
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Richard Winter, L.R.C.P.
Professor of Practical Theology,
Covenant Theological Seminary
Shannon Wolf, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Counseling,
Dallas Baptist University
Mark Yarhouse, Psy.D.
Professor of Psychology, Regent University
GUEST EDITOR
Peter Hampson, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Psychology,
University of theWest of England,
Bristol, and Research Fellow at
Blackfriars Hall, Oxford University
MANAGING EDITOR
&
BOOK REVIEW EDITOR
Lydia Kim-van Daalen, Ph.D.
