CHICAGO, May 13, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago
is offering an online course that makes a case for using biblical narratives in
psychotherapy.
"A Biblical Approach to Mental Health," is a 12-week online course that suggests
the biblical narratives offers life-affirming principles not found in the Greek
myths traditional used a subtext for psychotherapy, the university said.
"The need for a new approach to infusing psychotherapy with biblical teaching is
especially important in light of recent horrific events, often involving
destructive and violent attempts to find meaning in a deterministic world,"
Kalman J. Kaplan, associate professor of psychology at UIC, said in a statement.
Kaplan said participants in the class interact through online chat and
discussion groups. They compare Greek and biblical narratives of a wide spectrum
of issues, including God, nature and the individual, and men and women.
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