The Psychology of God is a scientific study of various aspects of human development and behavior taken from both a theological and psychological perspective. The main premise is this: If we are called children of God, then how we grew physically as children may be associated with how we grow spiritually as children of God; furthermore, how God raised us as His children may reflect how we should raise our children.
The Psychology of God points out that modern scientific psychology has discovered that ancient references to the heart, body, mind, and soul correspond to the modern understanding of these four components of which a human being is comprised. However, in other aspects, such as psychological therapy, the Bible and Modern Psychology differ immensely.
While the author openly admits his belief in a personal God, The Psychology of God is a scientific work based on scientific facts. In-text citations reference the peer-reviewed sources of statements and claims made throughout the book. An extensive bibliography list offers and encourages the reader to dig deeper into the psychology of God; and discover their purpose in life, which is the road to happiness and life satisfaction.
Genre: PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan DevelopmentIt's been out for a month and I've sold about 100 copies in the USA, without much advertisement. I live in Germany so it is hard for me to promote it here. The English is a little bit too sophisticated for non-native speakers.
Both from a scientific and theological perspective, I find the scientific exploration of the universe, life, and the human mind to be an exciting quest and a magnificent calling. Some may claim that one’s belief in God contaminates their ability to think scientifically. In fact, studies have shown that individuals with more intuitive thought processes tended to have a belief in spiritualism of some kind, while individuals with more rational thought processes did not6. I have read these studies, and although I do suspect some bias, the data seem accurate, but the interpretation is quite wrong. Often the data are interpreted in a way that suggests that individuals, who believe in God, tend to do so because they are more intuitive and less rational; and, individuals, who do not believe in God, are more rational and thus smarter7. However, this is a false and misleading interpretation of the data. A more accurate interpretation of the data is simply that more intuitive individuals have a greater tendency to believe in God than more rational individuals. This is not because intuitive people tend to believe in God, because they do not think rationally, as some may like to interpret. Instead, people, who tend to be more intuitive and less rational in thought, have a greater tendency to believe in God simply because God created man to have relationships. We are all called initiatively to Him through our intuitive thought process, which develops long before our rational thought process. As such, God created us to believe in Him. Rational thought is not the only thing that makes us human. God made us Heart, Body, Mind, and Soul and tied them all together with the psychology of God.
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Author review: Working with Mariannela Campi was an effortless joy. She did everything! Of course, the translation was perfect. But she also did the blocking, the typesetting, and then also the cover design. But what I really appreciated was the frequent updates on the progress and the general interest she expressed in wanting to get my message across. Her work was so good that I consider her more of a co-author than just a translator. |
