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The Reconciled Life seeks to join the dialogue between Christian theology and clinical psychology. R. Paul Olson aims not to Christianize psychology or psychologize Christianity, but he intends to use the spiritual wisdom of Jesus as a theoretical framework for a practical approach to counseling. As he writes: I want to construct a theory of counseling grounded in the teachings of Jesus and relevant to clinical practice. In a time when the winds of spirituality are blowing from every direction, Olson thinks it legitimate to look to Jesus and to the wisdom of the Judeo-Christian tradition for informing his theory of clinical counseling. Such a bold integration of faith and analytical psychotherapy will find critics among those who wish to keep the notion of God on the sidelines when it comes to understanding the human condition, but for those who see the reconciling work of God as a basis for understanding the human condition, The Reconciled Life will prove both stimulating and provocative.

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Paul Olson's The Reconciled Life demonstrates that psychotherapy can not escape religious and ethical foundations and that Christianity can provide these needed foundations. This book is essential reading for the religious counselor and should not be missed by the secular counselor. <br> Don S. Browning, Alexander Campbell Professor of Religious Ethics and the Social Sciences, University of Chicago Divinity School<p> R. Paul Olson has created a new theory of counseling and an amazingly comprehensive multi-disciplinary meeting site where psychologists, theologians, philosophers, and ethicists can further develop a theory and method of counseling that puts reconciliation at the center. <br> Clyde J. Steckel, Emeritus Professor of Theology, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

Paul Olson's The Reconciled Life demonstrates that psychotherapy can not escape religious and ethical foundations and that Christianity can provide these needed foundations. This book is essential reading for the religious counselor and should not be missed by the secular counselor. Don S. Browning, Alexander Campbell Professor of Religious Ethics and the Social Sciences, University of Chicago Divinity School R. Paul Olson has created a new theory of counseling and an amazingly comprehensive multi-disciplinary meeting site where psychologists, theologians, philosophers, and ethicists can further develop a theory and method of counseling that puts reconciliation at the center. Clyde J. Steckel, Emeritus Professor of Theology, United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities

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