tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post4161716452757081005..comments2023-03-25T02:10:11.782-06:00Comments on strangerlands: seeking a homeland: Cognitive-behavior therapy: just another faithJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-75109487785169561622007-11-19T16:20:00.000-06:002007-11-19T16:20:00.000-06:00Aha. Thanks for clarifying.Without knowing too mu...Aha. Thanks for clarifying.<BR/><BR/>Without knowing too much about either camp (as it were), this seems like a fair criticism--the temptation to seem (or be) reactionary, that is.<BR/><BR/>Of course, it's just Bob Newhart, so we all should probably take care not to get our panties too waddy :)Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-78039682758399957642007-11-16T09:22:00.000-06:002007-11-16T09:22:00.000-06:00In order to not get mis-labeled I'll phrase it thi...In order to not get mis-labeled I'll phrase it this way: The Bible is full of passages where the reader (and writer) is compelled to assume an interpretation of a particular experience that is different from what might be a more natural/automatic interpretation. I don't really call that "CBT", but others probably would. <BR/><BR/>Therefore, utilizing this method is hardly unbiblical. For the sake of clarity, I propose that the Bible incorporated this aspect of "CBT" long before it had been named. <BR/><BR/>I think Powlison would be better served by not structuring his polemic toward "Cognitive-behavior therapy". I find the term somewhat meaningless and it might lead him to say more than he should (be too reactionary).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-27209062769756958682007-11-15T20:49:00.000-06:002007-11-15T20:49:00.000-06:00So . . . are you saying that you think Powlison, a...So . . . are you saying that you think Powlison, as a biblical counselor, is helping point a finger at CBT when he shouldn't because the portrayal is oversimplified . . . because CBT at least theoretically shares more with biblical counseling than the spoof suggests or than Powlison grants?Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-5259945755950231812007-11-13T14:44:00.000-06:002007-11-13T14:44:00.000-06:00Unless I'm mistaken, CBT has alot to do with confr...Unless I'm mistaken, CBT has alot to do with confronting a person's habitual mis-interpretations of their experiences (by at least offering counter-interpretations). That's the bare bones of it. Now, what the counselor suggests as more appropriate interpretations will differ depending on the counselor. Christian counselors do this sort of thing all the time--it's biblical.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-35500761130172166672007-11-08T17:37:00.000-06:002007-11-08T17:37:00.000-06:00he-he-he-he-hehe-he-he-he-heMicahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750543035087963980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-81547146611170938642007-11-08T08:44:00.000-06:002007-11-08T08:44:00.000-06:00Right. Of course. Sammy wouldn't give him the ti...Right. Of course. Sammy wouldn't give him the time of day.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04584320412257836824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15073302.post-78117977718950492772007-11-07T22:37:00.000-06:002007-11-07T22:37:00.000-06:00brilliant. but of course powlison isn't on tv, so...brilliant. but of course powlison isn't on tv, so how credible can he be?Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16750543035087963980noreply@blogger.com