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Dr. Neil T. Anderson is founder and president emeritus of Freedom in Christ Ministries. He was formerly chairman of the Practical Theology Department at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University in the USA. He holds five degrees from Talbot, Pepperdine University and Arizona State University. A former aerospace engineer, Dr. Anderson has 20 years of experience as a pastor and has written several best-selling books on living free in Christ. El doctor Neil T. Anderson es fundador y presidente emerito de los Ministerios Libertad en Cristo y fue presidente de la junta directiva del Departamento de Teologia Practica en la Escuela Teologica Talbot de la Universidad Biola en los Estados Unidos. Ademas de obtener 5 titulos de las Universidades Talbot, Pepperdine y Arizona ha sido ingeniero aeroespacial, el doctor Anderson tiene 20 anos de experiencia como pastor y ha escrito varios libros de exito de ventas acerca de como vivir libre en Cristo.

Terry E. Zuehlke (PhD, University of South Dakota) is a counselor in private practice. He has specialties in child, adolescent, and adult psychotherapy and assessment.

Julianne S. Zuehlke, MS, RN, CS, has a MS in psychiatric nursing from the University of Colorado. She is on Senior Staff as Director of Care Ministries at Crystal Evangelical Free Church, New Hope, Minnesota, which has led 3,000 people to freedom n Christ. She is licensed for ministry and practices outpatient psychotherapy.

This is a first-of-its-kind text that successfully accomplishes a full integration of psychology and theology with the goal of endorsing a biblical psychology that can guide Christ-centered counseling for Christian professionals and counselors.

Table of Contents Tables Figures Acknowledgments Introduction
1.Values and Worldview Clarification
2.Reclaiming a Biblical Psychology
3.Diverse Strategies in Christian Counseling
4.The Integration of Theology and Psychology
5.God, Client, and Therapist in Christian Counseling
6.A Biblical Strategy for Christian Counseling
7.Practitioner and Client Assessment
8.Resolving Root Issues in the Marketplace
9.Counseling Assistance Tool Kit
10.Professional Christian Therapy and the Church Community
11.Professional Accountability Relationships with Authority Appendix A: Spiritual Conflict Integration in Psychotherapy Appendix B: The Role of Psychiatry in Managed Care Appendix C: Care Ministries Within the Church Appendix D: Professional Forms Appendix E: Steps to Freedom in Christ Notes Index Tables
1.1Four Western Worldview Models
6.1 Effect of the Fall on Humanity
6.2 United with Christ
6.3 Levels of Conflict 136
6.4 Levels of Resolution 137
8.1 Critical Impairments 202
8.2 Impairments in the Four Realms of Human Beings 203
8.3 Impairments in the Wholistic Realm 209
9.1 Season of Loss 247
10.1 Basic Level Training 319
10.2 Advanced Level Training
10.3 Schedule for Basic Level Training: Sixteen-Week Format
10.4 Schedule for Basic Level Training: Four-Weekend Format A.1 Follow-up Results on Self-rated Scale Figures
2.1 The Excluded Middle
2.2 A Balanced Worldview
3.1 Clinical Approaches to Psychotherapy
4.1 Original Creation of Humanity
4.2 Role of the Physical Body
4.3 The Human Brain
5.1 Role of God in Therapy
5.2 God's Sovereignty
6.1 Personal Disciplines: Without Christ at Center
6.2 Personal Disciplines: With Christ at Center
7.1 Barren Tree
8.1 Four Realms of Human Beings: A Nonbiblical Worldview
8.2 Five Realms of Human Beings: A Biblical Worldview
9.1 Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: The Game
9.2 Pair Bonding
9.3 Addiction Cycle
10.1 A Model for Integration A.1 Spiritual Warfare: The Enemy's Deception A.2 Spiritual Warfare: The Reality