Integrative View of Christianity and Psychology: Allies Model

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Abstract
The relationship between Christianity and psychology remains an important part of
human studies. Integrative view enables a better understanding of Christianity and psychology.
Many different knowing methods are explained by Entwistle (2015) and Johnson (2011). Allies
model shows the sovereign God that is overall and created all including the natural objects. The
allies model is the most appropriate knowing method that seeks to explores the interrelationship
between Christianity and psychology. Also, the allies models give the distinctiveness of the two
disciplines that are related and hence can be used in Christianity. The strength of the allies model
has based model’s ability to explain on integrative nature of faith and psychology. The limitation
of the model is also based on limited knowledge of theologians about science and scientists
about religion. The paper concludes by explaining the importance of allies model and its
integrative view.

SOCIOLOGY 3
Introduction
Integration of Christianity and psychology remains an important aspect of human nature
understanding. The relationship between Christianity and psychology worldview has been
widely studied and it vivid that Christianity and psychology are intertwined. Christianity
explains the faith aspect and nature of humans that have a historical relationship with
psychology. An integrative view of Christianity and psychology is important for future defining
if the two fields are clearly related. Combination of the two disciplines enables a proper
understanding of human nature. Though Christianity and psychology appear as two distinct
disciplines of human nature, the allies model attempts to explain the faith in sovereign God and
integrative with psychology.
Methods of knowing
The most important and appropriate method for Christians is Allie's method of knowing.
There are various methods of knowing that best describes the relationship between Christianity
and psychology. Allies method of knowing is an appropriate method of knowledge that shows
the relationship between Christianity and psychology (McMinn, 2011). Allies method of
knowing shows the different and independent views on nature from two perspectives. The
method is based on the sovereign God that is overall and the most basic of the Christianity
foundation. The faith perspective upholds God as the center of all human nature. Some of the
explain methods are enemies, allies, neutral parties, integrative view, rebuilders, species, and
colonialists method. The bible gives a different explanation about thinking and faith. The overall
view that is presented within the two books indicates the possibility of integration of the two
worldviews for better understanding of human nature (Losonsky, 2012).