Until recently, psychologists have conceptualised and studied trust in God (TIG) largely isolation from contemporary work theology, philosophy, history, biblical studies that has examined the topic with increasing clarity. In this article, we first review primary ways measured TIG. Then, draw on conceptualizations of TIG outside psychology religion to provide a conceptual map for how might be r...

Over the centuries, time and again, theologians, philosophers, poets and even sociologists have proposed that money should be regarded as a “god-term” (Kenneth Burke). They have spoken of the omnipotence of money (Georg Simmel) and pondered whether we should not organize religious faith like money (Niklas Luhmann). They propagated a “pantheism of money” (Falk Wagner) and called it the “all-dete...

There are various ways to teach people be able hope and rely on God. Behold, LORD, who among the gods is like you? Who you, wonderful in holiness? can work miracles mighty acts yours? This article argues that song of Moses teaches faith lesson. The miracle God brings healing comfort. Therefore, God’s deliverance should encourage trust Lord more their difficulties. 

Healing implies a view of wholeness. Working from Jesus' revelation of God on the cross as the self-giving love of Father (I), Son (Thou) and Holy Spirit (We), this article sees human wholeness as spiritual growth toward trinitarian love. Five stages of growth appear from salvation history: initial faith (trust), familial faith (conventional law morality), individuating faith (individually free...

It seems odd that after 370 years or so, since Descartes published his Meditations (1641), we are still wrestling with his thought. Not just philosophers, but scientists who study the mind, as well (see, e.g., Edelman 2006). By the time Descartes himself arrives at his Sixth Meditation, he is wresting with his own thought. Insofar as he defined the self as a thinking thing (res cogitans) in the...