Summary This review is on the book Integrative Approaches to Psychology and Christianity written by David N. Entwistle (2010). In the beginning of this book, one is led to think that psychology and theology do not work well together. The author throws around the idea that it may be impossible for the two to ever be able to be used together since one is completely based on faith and the other completely on truth. Then, the author states that, “The interaction of psychology and theology is virtually inevitable due to their mutual interest in understanding the ambiguities and mysteries of human behavior, and healing human brokenness” (Entwistle, 2000, p.51). in the statement alone, the author was able to set the theme for the entire book. To this reader, that theme was that both psychology and theology are able to be integrated and if used properly, they work very well together. …show more content…
When looking at integration, the book tells us, “If Christ lays claim to all of life, then the work of integration becomes not just feasible, but imperative, as we attempt to understand the essence of unity” (Entwistle, 2010). The author tries to explain to the readers how psychology and theology may have conflicted with one another through history due to psychology being based on the opposite of