Fuller Magazine, Issue 005, 2016 - Integration of Psychology and Theology

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STORY | THEOLOGY | VOICE FULLER ISSUE #5 | INTEGRATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND THEOLOGY “As Christians, we are enjoined to love God and love people. Part of the love of both is sharing the gospel, drawing more people to God through Jesus Christ. Muslims are people—they are people God loves. It’s not that God will love them when they become Christians; God loves them now. We are called to do the same. How can we love them if we don’t know about them?” (story on p. 12) —J. DUDLEY WOODBERRY, DEAN EMERITUS AND SENIOR PROFESSOR OF ISLAMIC STUDIES A narrow break An opening A sharp cut A revelation of the mystery A split second An eruption Disruption Dazzling light A new beginning A snap A flap Thwack Wide bright wings A stunning transformation A rupture Fissure A rift Shift Vulnerable flaw Awe A trembling opportunity + Crack10 and poetic description by Trung Pham oil on canvas, 30" x 40", 2013 www.trung-pham.com We are pleased to offer a mini-exhibition of the work of Fuller Northwest Artist in Residence Trung Pham, with two other pieces bracketing the theology section on pages 34–35 and 74–75. We hap- pily discovered Trung through the forward-thinking Fuller Northwest Gallery and its inaugural exhibition of his work which was curated by program manager Martín Jiménez and sponsored by the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts in partnership with Cascadia: Worship & Arts. 12 The Extraordinary Life and Work of Dudley Woodberry STORY Professor of Islamic Studies Dudley Woodberry makes a powerful case for listening and learning as a way of evangelism 18 The Joy of Working Side by Side Clinical community psychologist Cindy Scott’s work has taken her all over the world in her decades of training counselors to help trauma victims 12 20 Suppose . 30 Fuller Orange County Director Mike McNichols moonlights in a surprising field 24 Speaking the Language of Art and Ministry MDiv student Humberto Rebollo navigates the spaces between his twin callings as an artist and a pastor 30 Stuck Between Religion and Race 24 18 20 Fuller graduate and filmmaker Avril Speaks dialogues with student Caleb Campbell on their experiences with race and religion at Fuller 36 Introduction: Integration of Psychology and Theology THEOLOGY Brad D. Strawn, Guest Theology Editor 38 Integration: What with What and with Whom? Brad D. Strawn 44 The Brain, Religion, and Baseball: Revisited Warren S. Brown 48 Selfies, Upward Mobility, Conversion, and the Gospel of Western Individualism Jenny H. Pak, Kenneth T. Wang, and Alvin Dueck 54 The Work of the Holy Spirit and the Christian Therapist An interview with Siang-Yang Tan by Brad Strawn 56 Caring for Practitioners: Relationships, Burnout, and Sustainability Cynthia B. Eriksson, Ashley Wilkins, and Jude Tiersma Watson 62 Do You Need Jesus to be a Good Therapist? Cameron Lee 68 Building Virtues in Youth: A Developmental Take on 34 Spiritual Formation Sarah A. Schnitker and Benjamin J. Houltberg 76 Changing Missiology VOICE 82 Technology 88 The City DEPARTMENTS 8 From Mark Labberton, President 94 New Faculty Books 96 New Fuller Faculty 98 Benediction 98 About Fuller Theological Seminary 76 82 88 4 FULLER MAGAZINE | FULLERMAG.COM 2016 | ISSUE #5 INTEGRATION 5 STORY | THEOLOGY | VOICE FULLER INTEGRATION OF ISSUE #5 PSYCHOLOGY AND THEOLOGY MAGAZINE PRODUCTION + Integration as a Core Value Mark Labberton President C. Douglas McConnell Provost Bill Clark EVP, Chief of Strategy and Staff When Brad Strawn was asked by the integration means that “theological” Irene Neller VP Communications, Marketing, Admissions faculty advisory board of FULLER disciplines talk to each other and “get Lauralee Farrer Storyteller and Chief Creative magazine to guest edit on integration, in each other’s business,” says Green. Randall Cole Creative Director considerable conversation took place Faith and life. Church and academy. Tamara Johnston McMahon Managing Editor around integration as a basic tenet Prayer and politics. The contexts for Michael Wright Associate Editor of Fuller life. Integration of theology integration are as infinite as the scope Brandon Hook Design and art, science, work, culture, and of human life. Cultural or religious or Nate Harrison Senior Photographer and Video Storyteller Becky Still Contributing Editor psychology—these are arenas that we political differences, racial divides, Susan Carlson Wood Technical Editor focus on specifically. In the Theology technology, and city life—all of these Denise Louise Klitsie Principal Illustrator section of this magazine, pages 34–75, exude theological commitments and Adam Gossman Archivist Strawn and his colleagues consider in invite theological reflection. Recognizing Jinna Jin, Emmanuel Moon, Amy Kim, and Luz Conte greater detail how theology integrates those commitments, and engaging them Translation Services with psychology at Fuller. as evangelicals, is the undercurrent of Meggie Anderson Story Table Coordinator Fuller, however, is committed to an seminary life. Not, does God exist? but CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS AND ILLUSTRATORS ethos of integration, something more where is God at work, and why and how Valentin Dedu, TJ Lee, Farida Saidi, Cindy Scott, John than overlapping one category with does it matter? Thompson, Matthew Whitney, JoAnna Wilbarger, Matthew another like a venn diagram. We intend This defining value—and the Kaemingk, Taylor Martyn to apply theology to the whole of life, “reckless love” that it engendered in THEOLOGY SECTION ADVISORY BOARD and the whole of life to theology, so him as a boy—is what drove Senior Chair Joel B. Green PhD, Dean, School of Theology that this commitment informs and gives Professor of Islamic Studies Dudley Ryan Bolger PhD, Associate Professor of Church in meaning to everything we study. Woodberry, for example, to listen and Contemporary Culture This is evidenced specifically in that learn about the Muslim culture as a D. Scott Cormode PhD, Director of Innovation our curriculum requires every Master path toward evangelism (see p. 12). J. Andrew Dearman PhD, Associate Dean, Fuller Texas of Divinity and Master of Arts student That hospitable path, it so happens, is 30 Avril Speaks Kurt Fredrickson PhD, Associate Dean for the DMin and filmmaker Continuing Education to take four integrative study courses. fueled by the belief that “Muslims are Mark Labberton PhD, President More generally, our entire curriculum is people—they are people God loves,” Evelyne A. Reisacher PhD, Associate Professor of Islamic concerned with integration among the as he says on our cover. And so the Studies and Intercultural Relations academic disciplines, with “academics” cycle returns to Christian theology, or Brad D. Strawn PhD, Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor of the Integration of Psychology and Theology increasingly defined not simply as rather its center: the good news of Miyoung Yoon Hammer PhD, Assistant Professor of expertise in a topic but in terms of Jesus Christ. Marital and Family Therapy formation within our Christian tradition. As School of Theology Dean Joel Green FULLER MAGAZINE ADMINISTRATIVE ADVISORY BOARD explains it, “Today, ‘biblical studies’ and + LAURALEE Reed Metcalf Media Relations Specialist ‘ethics’ are two separate things in many FARRER is Steve Smith Executive Director of Admissions storyteller and Marcus Sun Director of Marketing Strategy and Analytics places of the academy in the West. chief creative Jon Yasuda VP for Development Outsiders might consider many things at Fuller, to be ‘theology’ without knowing that editor in chief theology itself is a fractured discipline. of FULLER Among some, the distance between magazine, and theology and science is minor compared creative director to the distance between theology and of FULLER biblical studies.” For Fuller, though, Studio. Issue #5 2016 + FULLER magazine (ISSN 2377-5432) is published for the global community of Fuller Theological Seminary. The editorial content of FULLER magazine reflects the opinions of the various authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the views of Fuller Theological Seminary. We are a free publication of Fuller Theological Seminary. If you would like to make a contribution or have any other inquiries, please email [email protected]. © 2016 by Fuller Theological Seminary. Produced in limited quantities. Living an Integrated Life Viviendo una Vida Integrada 통합적 관점으로 삶을 이해하기 From Mark Labberton, President On a recent trip to China, I met a young pas- about many personal needs, and then he “It has been the most important, valuable student, and it seemed that college classes were driven by the same question: What tor who was trying to put pieces

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