Christian Wholism Theological and Ethical

In this stimulating work, Dr. Wong propounds Christian Wholism as a path to peace and joy as well as healing for our brokeness and lostness in the postmodern world. Wong discusses what it means to be whole in our spiritual, intellectual, physical, ethical, psychological, and other domains of our multidimensional personhood. Some practical suggestions are offered. He voices a hope in God's promise of a resurrected body as the gift of ultimate wholeness.

Preface

Introduction

1

(10)

Purpose and direction of this book

1

(1)

Definition of Christian Wholism

1

(4)

Chapters' overview

5

(6)

Theological And Philosophical Implications

11

(28)

Metaphor, analogy, accommodational statement

12

(1)

Meaning of peace, wholeness, joy

13

(1)

Spiritual wholeness and shalom

14

(1)

Biblical concept of spiritual wholeness

15

(4)

Possible theological, philosophical, and intellectual barriers to Christian grounding of wholism

19

(20)

Authority and reliability of the Bible

19

(3)

The Divinity of Christ

22

(4)

The Resurrection and the resurrected body

26

(1)

Christian Wholism and religious pluralism

27

(12)

Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, Marxism, Secular Humanism, New Ageism, Radical Postmodernism

Faith And Intellect In Christian Wholism

39

(30)

Sum, ergo Deus est

39

(5)

Definition of intellect and faith defined

44

(1)

Conflicts between faith and intellect---4 patterns

45

(24)

Creationism and evolution, theology and science

46

(10)

The problem of evil and human freedom

56

(9)

God's love, omniscience, omnipotence

65

(2)

Where was God on 9-11-01?

67

(2)

Christian Wholism And The Body

69

(44)

The human person

69

(9)

Unique multilayered personal identity

78

(4)

Christian anthropology supportive of Christian Wholism

82

(12)

Spirit, soul, body, person, human nature, Tripartite, bipartite, monistic

Wholistic concept of the Image of God

94

(3)

Summary statement of the Biblical concept of the human

97

(1)

Physical health and Christian Wholism

98

(2)

Emphasis on whole person care

100

(3)

Two worldviews for health professionals

103

(2)

Education of Christian physicians

105

(5)

Proposing a physical wholeness model Including spirituality

110

(3)

10 characteristics of ideal spirituality

Christian Wholism And Psychology

113

(28)

Six psychological personality maturity criteria Congruent with Christian Wholism

113

(4)

Destructive emotions a barrier to Christian wholeness

117

(4)

Psychology and the Christian faith

121

(6)

God concept

122

(1)

Psychological perspectives of religion

123

(4)

Psychology of religion and Christian Wholism

127

(5)

Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology

132

(6)

Christian Wholism and human sexuality

138

(3)

Christian Wholism And Christian Ethics, And Culture, Finance, And Ecology

141

(34)

Ethics review

142

(1)

Normative ethics

143

(2)

Christian ethics

145

(4)

Definition of ethics in the context of wholeness

149

(1)

Ethical decision-making

149

(21)

Ethicist, norms, person in need, situational concerns Sexual ethics---abortion, homosexuality

151

(5)

Music, arts, literature, mission outreach and sharing Christian Wholism

156

(9)

Christian Wholism in the area of finance

165

(5)

Nine guidelines to heed

Christian Wholism and ecology

170

(5)

Christian Wholism vs. Human Brokenness

175

(16)

Mind-brain discussion

176

(6)

Epiphenomenalism, emergence, supervenience, Consciousness, reductive materialism, nonreductive Physicalism

Proposing nonreductionistic transphysicalism

182

(6)

Grace of wholeness---a human story

188

(1)

Christian Wholism and faith and hope and the believer's resurrected body

189

(2)

Notes

191

(35)

Index

226

(3)

About the Author

229

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Christian Wholism Theological and Ethical Implications in the Postmodern World

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