How Radical Are the Implications of Properzi’s Christ-Centered Perspective on Emotion for Psychology and Psychotherapy?

Authors

Jeffrey S. Reber, University of West GeorgiaFollow

Keywords

theism, relationality, emotions, Christ-centered

Abstract

Properzi offers a perspective on emotion that is radically different from traditional secular theories of emotion and the psychotherapy approaches associated with those theories, but perhaps his Christ- centered perspective is even more radical than he perceives it. If it is strongly theistic and strongly relational, as it appears to be, then its implications would significantly alter the psychology of emotion and psychotherapy. These implications need to be explicated so it is clear what a Christ-centered per- spective on emotion would mean to the discipline. I have fleshed out three radical implications regarding scope, relational ontology, and mastery discourse to demonstrate how significantly Properzi’s perspec- tive would alter the psychology of emotion and emotion-focused psychotherapies if it is as theistic and relational as it seems to be.

Recommended Citation

Reber, Jeffrey S. (2019) "How Radical Are the Implications of Properzi’s Christ-Centered Perspective on Emotion for Psychology and Psychotherapy?," Issues in Religion and Psychotherapy: Vol. 39: No. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/irp/vol39/iss1/7