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  • Positive Psychology in Christian Perspective

    Foundations, Concepts, and Applications

    by Charles H. Hackney ...
    Series series Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
    "Some theories of [psychology] are based largely on the behavior of sick and anxious people or upon the antics of captive and desperate rats. Fewer theories have been derived from the study of healthy human beings, those who strive not so much to preserve life as to make it worth living. Thus we find . . . many studies of criminals, few of law-abiders; many of fear, few of courage; more on ... Read more

    $64.82 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Primer in Positive Psychology

    by Christopher Peterson ...
    Series series Oxford Positive Psychology Series
    Positive psychology is the scientific study of what goes right in life, from birth to death and at all stops in between. It is a newly-christened approach within psychology that takes seriously the examination of that which makes life most worth living. Everyone's life has peaks and valleys, and positive psychology does not deny the valleys. Its signature premise is more nuanced, but nonetheless ... Read more

    $56.79 CAD

  • Character Strengths and Virtues

    A Handbook and Classification

    by Christopher Peterson, Martin E. P. Seligman ...
    "Character" has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse, but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do, but a more active and thorough definition is necessary, one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular characteristic of an individual, or is it composed of different aspects? Does character- ... Read more

    $117.99 CAD

  • The Art and Science of Personality Development

    by Dan P. McAdams, PhD ...
    Drawing on state-of-the-art personality and developmental research, this book presents a new and broadly integrative theory of how people come to be who they are over the life course. Preeminent researcher Dan P. McAdams traces the development of three distinct layers of personality--the social actor who expresses emotional and behavioral traits, the motivated agent who pursues goals and values, ... Read more

    $40.79 CAD

  • The Practice of Pastoral Care, Revised and Expanded Edition

    A Postmodern Approach

    by Carrie Doehring ...
    The Practice of Pastoral Care has become a popular seminary textbook for courses in pastoral care and a manual for clinical pastoral education. In it, Doehring encourages counselors to view their ministry through a trifocal lens that incorporates premodern, modern, and postmodern approaches to religious and psychological knowledge. Doehring describes the basic ingredients of a caregiving ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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  • Oxford Handbook of Happiness

    Edited by Susan David, Ilona Boniwell, Amanda Conley Ayers ...
    Series series Oxford Library of Psychology
    In recent decades there has been a shift in focus from psychological and social problems-what might be called the "dark side" of humanity-to human well-being and flourishing. The Positive Psychology movement, along with changes in attitudes toward organisational and societal health, has generated a surge of interest in human happiness. The Oxford Handbook of Happiness is the definitive text for ... Read more

    $75.99 CAD

  • Counseling and Psychotherapy

    A Christian Perspective

    by Siang-Yang Tan ...
    A Christ-centered, biblically based, and Spirit-filled approach to counseling and psychotherapyThis substantially revised and updated edition of a widely used textbook covers the major approaches to counseling and psychotherapy from a Christian perspective. It includes hypothetical transcripts of interventions for each major approach and the latest empirical or research findings on their ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Social Cognitive Theory

    An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature

    by Albert Bandura ...
    A comprehensive perspective on human nature by one of the undisputed masters of the psychological sciencesThe final book by psychology's most eminent modern figure, Dr. Albert Bandura, is the definitive concise presentation of his theoretical views. In Social Cognitive Theory: An Agentic Perspective on Human Nature, Bandura explains how his half-century of research and theory on the determinants ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy

    Edited by Everett L. Worthington Jr., Eric L Johnson, Joshua N. Hook, Jamie D. Aten ...
    Series series Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
    Are Christian treatments as effective as secular treatments? What is the evidence to support its success?Christians engaged in the fields of psychology, psychotherapy and counseling are living in a unique moment. Over the last couple decades, these fields have grown more and more open to religious belief and religion-accommodative therapies. At the same time, Christian counselors and ... Read more

    $57.92 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Reciprocating Self

    Human Development in Theological Perspective

    by Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King, Kevin S. Reimer ...
    Series series Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
    On the basis of a theologically grounded understanding of the nature of persons and the self, Jack O. Balswick, Pamela Ebstyne King and Kevin S. Reimer present a model of human development that ranges across all of life's stages: infancy, childhood, adolescence, young adulthood, middle adulthood, elder adulthood. They do this by drawing on a biblical model of relationality, where the created goal ... Read more

    $64.82 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Modern Psychotherapies

    A Comprehensive Christian Appraisal

    by Stanton L. Jones, Richard E. Butman ...
    Series series Christian Association for Psychological Studies Books
    First Christians feared and avoided the modern practice of psychotherapy. Then many uncritically embraced it. This book represents an emerging third stage in the complicated relationship between faith and psychology. That stage is the critical, theologically informed appropriation of psychotherapy.Stanton Jones and Richard Butman, respected Christian scholars and experienced clinical psychologists ... Read more

    $91.11 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Psychology of Gratitude

    Edited by Robert A. Emmons, Michael E. McCullough ...
    Series series Series in Affective Science
    Gratitude, like other positive emotions, has inspired many theological and philosophical writings, but it has inspired very little vigorous, empirical research. In an effort to remedy this oversight, this volume brings together prominent scientists from various disciplines to examine what has become known as the most-neglected emotion. The volume begins with the historical, philosophical, and ... Read more

    $94.39 CAD