Redeeming Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Christian Analysis of Its Worldview, Epistemology, and Emphasis

Redeeming Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Christian Analysis of Its Worldview, Epistemology, and Emphasis

While emotion-focused therapy (EFT) offers clinically useful information to Christian practitioners, its underlying worldview, epistemology, and emphasis present challenges for Christian therapists. This article advocates that Christian practitioners can redeem EFT for Christ by evaluating and trans...

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Main Author: Todd Hardin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-03-01
Series:Religions
Subjects:
Christian psychology
emotion-focused therapy
counseling methodology
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/5/1/323
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spelling doaj-04a8fdca48c849cc9a4cc619a5ab3cf42020-11-24T21:10:35ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442014-03-015132333310.3390/rel5010323rel5010323Redeeming Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Christian Analysis of Its Worldview, Epistemology, and EmphasisTodd Hardin0The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2825 Lexington Road, Louisville, KY 40280, USAWhile emotion-focused therapy (EFT) offers clinically useful information to Christian practitioners, its underlying worldview, epistemology, and emphasis present challenges for Christian therapists. This article advocates that Christian practitioners can redeem EFT for Christ by evaluating and translating these presuppositions in light of Christian alternatives. In offering these alternatives, the article encourages the creation of a distinctively Christian emotion-focused therapy (CEFT).http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/5/1/323Christian psychologyemotion-focused therapycounseling methodology
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Christian psychology
emotion-focused therapy
counseling methodology
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title Redeeming Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Christian Analysis of Its Worldview, Epistemology, and Emphasis
title_short Redeeming Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Christian Analysis of Its Worldview, Epistemology, and Emphasis
title_full Redeeming Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Christian Analysis of Its Worldview, Epistemology, and Emphasis
title_fullStr Redeeming Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Christian Analysis of Its Worldview, Epistemology, and Emphasis
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title_sort redeeming emotion-focused therapy: a christian analysis of its worldview, epistemology, and emphasis
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publishDate 2014-03-01
description While emotion-focused therapy (EFT) offers clinically useful information to Christian practitioners, its underlying worldview, epistemology, and emphasis present challenges for Christian therapists. This article advocates that Christian practitioners can redeem EFT for Christ by evaluating and translating these presuppositions in light of Christian alternatives. In offering these alternatives, the article encourages the creation of a distinctively Christian emotion-focused therapy (CEFT).
topic Christian psychology
emotion-focused therapy
counseling methodology
url http://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/5/1/323
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