2 hours. Consideration of the social and religious movement of faith deconstruction within the context of historic Christian faith approaches to faith and doubt, the philosophical history of deconstruction, and current psychological research on religious deidentification. Provides an overview of the core beliefs of historically orthodox Christianity as pertinent to the deconstruction phenomenon and its appearance in counseling. Therapeutic dynamics and strategies for clients deconstructing their faith are explored.
Note: Please reference the syllabus for your specific section to ensure you complete the correct readings. The readings listed here represent a comprehensive list from all current sections of this course and may not match each section exactly.
The Love That Is God: an invitation to Christian faith by 
Jesus and John Wayne: how white evangelicals corrupted a faith and fractured a nation by 
The Courage to Suffer: a new clinical framework for life's greatest crises by (Online) The Courage to Suffer: a new clinical framework for life's greatest crises by 
When Everything's on Fire: faith forged from the ashes by 
Systematic Theology by 
(Online) Systematic Theology by 
Institutes of the Christian Religion by 
(Online) The Institutes of Christian Religion by 
Christian Theology by 
(Online) Christian Theology by 
Christian Dogmatics: an introduction by (Online) Christian Dogmatics: an introduction by 
Mere Christianity by 
(Online) Mere Christianity by 
Christian Theology Reader by 
(Online) The Christian Theology Reader by 
Falling for God: Saying Yes to His Extravagant Proposal by (Online) Falling for God: Saying Yes to His Extravagant Proposal by 
Redemption Accomplished and Applied by (Online) Redemption Accomplished and Applied by 
The Soul of Science: Christian faith and natural philosophy by 
Delighting in the Trinity: an introduction to the Christian faith by (Online) Delighting in the Trinity: an introduction to the Christian faith by 
Lectures in Systematic Theology by 
(Online) Lectures in Systematic Theology by 
The Trinitarian Faith: the Evangelical theology of the ancient Catholic faith by 
(Online) The Trinitarian Faith: the Evangelical theology of the ancient Catholic faith by 
Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the character of Christ by 
(Online) Renovation of the Heart: Putting on the character of Christ by