Religion-Spirituality

Topic Reference File
CS Lewis and Truth

Slife, B. D. (1999). C.S. Lewis: Drawn by the Truth made flesh. In A. Skinner & R. Millet (Eds.) C.S. Lewis: The man and his message. pp. 20 - 37. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft.

Deism and Dualism

Slife, B.D. (April, 2005). Deism and dualism: Toward a theistic approach to psychological method. Paper presented at the meeting of the Psychology of Religion, Columbus, Maryland.

Family Values and Relationality

Slife, B. D. (1999). Values in Christian families: Do they come from unrecognized idols? Brigham Young University Studies, 38 (2), 117 - 147.

Hermeneutics and Spirituality

Slife, B. D. (August, 2000). Spirituality and religious faith in a hermeneutic psychology. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Washington D. C.

Religious Spirituality and Psychology

Slife, B. D., Hope, C., & Nebeker, S. (1999). Examining the relationship between religious spirituality and psychological science. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 39 (2), 85.51
Secular and Christian Truth in Therapy

Slife, B. D., & Reber, J. (2005). Comparing the practical implications of secular and Christian truth in psychotherapy. In A. Jackson & L. Fischer (Eds) Turning Freud Upside-Down: Gospel perspectives on psychotherapy's fundamental problems. Pp. 160 -- 182. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University Press.
Theism and Natural Science Methods

Slife, B. D., & Whoolery, M. (in press). Are psychology's main theories and methods biased against its main consumers? Journal of Psychology and Theology.

Theism and Therapeutic Community

Slife, B.D., Mitchell, L.J., & Whoolery, M. (2004). A theistic approach to therapeutic community: Non-naturalism and the Alldredge Academy. In S. Richards & A. Bergin (Eds.), Casebook for a spiritual strategy in counseling and psychotherapy. pp. 35 - 54. Washington, D.C.: APA Books.

Theism and Method Biases

Slife, B. D., & Whoolery, M. (2006).  Are psychology’s main methods biased against the worldview of many religious people?  Journal of Psychology and Theology, 34 (3), 217 – 231.
Spirituality and Theology in Psychotherapy

Slife, B. D. & Richards, R. S. (2001).  How separable are spirituality and theology in psychotherapy?  Counseling and Values, 45, 190 – 206.
Psychology's Prejudice Against Theism

Slife, B.D., & Reber, J.S.  (2009).  Is there a pervasive bias against theism in psychology?  Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. Fall, 2009, Vol. 29, No. 2.
Psychology's Prejudice Against Theism's Prejudice

Slife, B. D., & Reber, J. S.  (in press).  The prejudice against prejudice:  A reply to the comments.  Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, Fall 2009, Vol. 29, No. 2.