Theistic Psychology

We now look at applications of Theistic Science in Psychology, starting with an article written by Leon James in which he defines theistic science for psychology. In our philosophy section, he replies to possible objections to this approach, the manner in which the sciences can deal with dualism. Future work will give more applications to psychology and psychological development. 

See Leon James' full site at www.theisticpsychology.org, of which highlights are:

Moses, Paul, and Swedenborg: Three Steps in Rational Spirituality

A Man of the Field: Forming The New Church Mind In Today’s World

1: Reformation: The Struggle Against Nonduality  
2: Enlightenment: The Spiritual Sense of the Writings  
3: Regeneration: Spiritual Disciplines For Daily Life  

Theistic Psychology: The Science of Immortality, based on the Writings of Swedenborg

1      Introduction to Theistic Psychology  2      Q&A on Theistic Psychology  3      Levels of Thinking About Theistic Psychology  4      Derivation and Function of Scientific Revelations  5      Research Methods in Theistic Psychology  6      Personality Theory  7      Character Reformation  8      Learning and Cognition  9      Spiritual Development

10    Health Behaviors  11    The Marriage Relationship  12    The Heavenly and Hellish Traits  13    Religious Behaviorism  14    Prayer as Revelation from God  15    Rational Faith and Charity  16.   Religious Mysticism  17    Religious Movements  18    Topical Index to All Sections and Reading List

 

Spiritual Growth

Further investigations concerning stages in affective and cognitive development are yet to be carried in detail.

Read Burnham's book "Discrete Degrees In Successive And Simultaneous Order", with Part I chapters:

The Spiritual and the Natural The Spirit Twofold, -Mind and Spiritual Body The Inmost or the Soul Proper The Mind; its two Faculties-Will and Understanding Will and Understanding. - Another view The Internal and the External Mind Internal Will and Understanding, and External Will and Understanding The Mind in Three Degrees Three Degrees. - Another view The Spiritual or Internal Mind in Three Degrees Illustration of Passages The Mind as the Two Kingdoms Relation of the Degrees of the Natural Mind to those of the Spiritual

Each Degree of the Spiritual Mind in three Planes The Limbus The Limbus Retained after Death All the Degrees-in Trines Man at Birth Errors Regarding the Child's Inheritance from the Mother Growth during Infancy Growth during Childhood Growth during Youth Adult Life. - First Degree of Regeneration The Second Degree of Regeneration The Third Degree of Regeneration The Wicked