A postmodern reconstruction of psychotherapy: Orienteering, religion, and the healing of the soul.

Abstract

is the branch of philosophy that has to do with values and their nature (N. M. Lemos, 1995).

The Effect Of Religiousness On Marital Satisfaction: Testing The Mediator Role Of Marital Problem Solving Between Religiousness And Marital Satisfaction Relationship

“…Several researchers found discussing religious beliefs in therapeutic context as valuable (Johnson & Sandage, 1999;Patterson, Hayworth, Turner, & Raskin, 2000;Rose, Westefeld, & Ansley, 2001;Stander, Piercy, Mackinnon, & Helmeke, 1994). McCloud (1995) identified an important point for therapy with Muslim couples and stated that psychologists should also work with religious clients' needs or difficulties to merge traditional values with practices of modern life.…”

“…Emmons (1999) argued that ''religions, as authoritative faith traditions, are systems of information that provide individuals with knowledge and resources for living a life of purpose and direction' ' (p. 879). According to Johnson and Sandage (1999) religion should be defined functionally besides being defined in terms of certain human activities such as ritualistic behavior.…”

Religiosity and Marital Satisfaction

“…Several studies (Rose, Westefeld, & Ansley, 2001;Patterson, Hayworth, Turner, & Raskin, 2000;Johnson & Sandage, 1999) have shown that considering religious beliefs in therapeutic context can be useful for couples and families in their relationships.…”

Nathanael West's Miss Lonelyhearts and the Problem of Suffering

“…Second, it demonstrates that an understanding of human suffering cannot be divorced from considerations of meaning. Arguably, it has been difficult to discern the value systems underlying psychotherapy because they are implicit and applied unthinkingly (Johnson & Sandage, 1999). Miss Lonelyhearts casts the dilemma of value in psychotherapy in particularly stark form because Lonelyhearts finds himself in a profound spiritual crisis.…”