ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses four affirmations; interdisciplinary integration arising from differentiated relationality is able to handle an array of relational challenges including the conflict, anxiety, and power dynamics that inevitably attend integrative efforts. It proposes that differentiated relationality is the ontological foundation necessary for mutual recognition in optimal relational integration. The theoretical grounding for our model is a relational ontology in contrast to substance-dualist ontologies, and this means that "relations between entities are ontologically more fundamental than the entities themselves". To sum up, differentiated relationality allows for deep interaction between disciplines, including the integration of psychology and theology. In the final section of this chapter, one may describe the own model of relational integration built upon differentiated relationality and arising out of the four affirmations that have explored that prioritize relational capacities for navigating conflict, anxiety, and power dynamics in the interdisciplinary process.
