ABSTRACT

Christianity and Gestalt Therapy is a unique integration written for psychotherapists who want to better understand their Christian clients and Christian counselors who want a clinically sound approach that embraces Christian spirituality.

This book explores critical concepts in phenomenology and how they relate to both gestalt therapy and Christianity. Using mixed literary forms that include poetry and story, this book provides a window into gestalt therapy for Christian counselors interested in learning how the gestalt therapeutic model can be incorporated into their beliefs and practices. It explores the tension in psychology and psychotherapy between a rigid naturalism and an enchanted take on life.

A rich mix of theory, philosophy, theology, and practice, Christianity and Gestalt Therapy is an important resource for therapists working with Christian patients.

chapter |4 pages

Introduction

part 1|63 pages

Being Present

chapter 1|10 pages

Existing and the Conditions of Contact

chapter 2|12 pages

Being God

chapter 3|9 pages

Being Present in Therapy

chapter Story One|5 pages

A Private Lake

part 2|45 pages

The Pneumenal Field in Gestalt Therapy

chapter 7|10 pages

Basic Field Dynamics

chapter 9|9 pages

Enchantment and the Pneumenal

chapter Story Two|6 pages

A Change in Atmosphere

part 3|30 pages

The Experience of Contact With God

chapter 10|10 pages

A Basic Orientation to Phenomenology

chapter 11|7 pages

A Phenomenology of Spiritual Life

chapter 12|6 pages

Eavesdropping on Relationships with God

chapter Story Three|6 pages

The Longed-for Peace

part 4|19 pages

Risk and Trust

chapter 13|7 pages

The Ineffable and the Enigmatic

chapter 14|5 pages

Risk and Trust

chapter Story Four|6 pages

Obviously Not Obvious

part 5|45 pages

Change, Salvation, and Growth

chapter 15|8 pages

Change Is Constant

chapter 16|12 pages

Grace, Regeneration, and Salvation

chapter 18|5 pages

Growth in Spiritual Sensitivity

chapter 19|4 pages

Growth in Availability

chapter Story Five|9 pages

Time for a Change

chapter |2 pages

Conclusion