Narrative Therapy, Theology, and Relational Openness
Reconstructing the Connection between Postmodern Therapy and Traditional Theology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20332408 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wai Luen Kwok (0000-0002-6865-070X, Hong Kong Baptist University, corresponding author), Wai-Luen Kwok (Hong Kong Baptist University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 201-212 |
| Publication date | 2016-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychology and Theology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-6471 • E-ISSN: 2328-1162 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009164711604400303 |
| OpenAlex | W2599052853 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 29 |
Narrative therapy, as a postmodernist psychotherapy, is queried by some pastoral care workers. In addition, traditional theology is often rejected by Christian counseling as being outmoded in the postmodern world. This paper is an attempt to find the convergence of narrative therapy and traditional Christian theology. The paper's proposition is that narrative therapy's postmodernist view of counseling practice rediscovers the importance of pastoral care, which modernist counseling professionalism has ignored. The paper also discusses the idea that narrative therapy is not a deconstruction or a hyper-individualism. Rather, it is a relational recovery that is apposite to Christian faith. Then, the paper uses Martin Luther's theology of Law and Gospel to demonstrate theology has power to “deconstruct” and “externalize” human problems, and achieve relational recovery. Finally, Christology and the doctrine of the Trinity will be used to further explore a possible direction for reconciling postmodern psychotherapy and traditional theology
Doctrine · Epistemology · Faith · Feminist theology · Narrative · Narrative therapy · Openness to experience · Pastoral care · Postmodernism · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Theology · Child Therapy and Development · Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
Introduction to Christianity
Actual Minds, Possible Worlds
Narrative and Psychotherapy
Agency and Purpose in Narrative Therapy
Narratives and Counseling, Part 1
Narratives and Counseling, Part 2
Narration, Identity, and Historical Consciousness
What Would Walther Do? Applying Law and Gospel to Victims and Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse
A Comparative Analysis of the Psychological Literature on Collaboration Between Clergy and Mental-Health Professionals—Perspectives from Secular and Religious Journals
Models of Psychotherapy
Carl Rogers and Martin Luther?A ?reformation? in the helping professions
Psychological science in a postmodern context
The Postmodern Condition
The Narrative Construction of Reality
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |