Psychotherapy and religious values.

Abstract

White for their helpful suggestions.He also indicates that he does not take credit for these ideas, but recognizes that they are inherent in the Gospel.He also expresses the feeling that the reason his lectures have been so widely and favorbly received is that so many people everywhere respect these values.We are grateful to him for expressing them so clearly and eloquently!-EdThe importance of values.particularly religious ones.has recently become a more salient issue in psychology.The pendulum is swinging away from the naturalism.agnosticism.and humanism that have dominated the field for most of this century.There are more reasons for this than can be documented here.but a sampling illustrates the point:1. Science has lost its authority as the dominating source of truth it once was.This change is both reflected in and stimulated by analyses that reveal science to be an intuitive and value-laden cultural form (Kuhn. 1970;Polanyi. 1962).The ecological.social.and political consequences of science and technology are no longer necessarily viewed as progress.Although a belief in the value of the scientific method appropriately persists.there is widespread disillusionment with the way it has been used and a loss of faith in it as the cure for human ills.