What is the relationship between psychology, theology (religion), and philosophy?

I think that a combination of these three disciplines can fully explain human behavior and motivation, the reason the world is as it is, and the whole meaning of life. Each of these fields is part of a greater whole. Of course, then the question becomes a matter of WHICH theology, WHICH school of psychology, and WHICH philosophy........ Do you agree or disagree?

Why or why not? Do you believe that any one of these can stand on its own as a complete explanation for our human situation? Celestial blessings to all!

Asked by Twilightdreamlover 42 months ago Similar questions: relationship psychology theology religion philosophy Science > Psychology.

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I agree ... at least mostly, I think :-) .... Theology is the study of God and of course if you believe in God, especially the God of the Bible, Who created and sustains all things, that discipline can encompass all. It really includes anthropology, soteriology, eschatology, philosophy, psychology, etc... Because there is a Biblical Theology, Psychology, and Philosophy. Now if the Bible teaches us all these things than there is a God given not human driven view point on all of these things and when you talk about "WHICH" it is the God granted viewpoint I would choose.

Now someone would then be able to argue, whose view of the Bible as it has many interpreters? ... to which I would simply answer THE CORRECT VIEW / INTERPRETATION which is provided through the help of God the Holy Spirit, not assuming that any mere human has achieved that view on his or her own but only that such a view does exist and we can by God's grace climb or crawl toward it.

I think I think, therefore I am. Or am I? Human behavior involves biological, social, innate, learned and many other influences.It is the examination of what we do and why we do it.

We are very complex animals. We are driven by innate instincts which we attempt to control through socialization. Much of our behavior is learnt.

Religion/worship dates back to primitive man. They would offer sacrifices to the sun, moon, storms, fire or anything else they didn't understand or thought could help them.In the Catholic mass, the word sacrifice is still used and believed in. Philosophy is about subjective thought on human kind and nature, and the world and our explanation of why it exists and how it works.

It mostly deals with existential thought. Each of us has our own psychology, religious persuasion and philosophy on life. We all have our own philosophy and individual realities.

Our lives, experiences, hurts, failings, successes make up who we are. We are still largely driven by our biological underpinnings. We try to find meaning to allay anxiety, set a course, find ourselves.

Most of us plod through life doing the best we can.It is mostly about survival. Most of the world's population just survive. Many don't.

What is significant is to know and love yourself. It is a good starting point. If you fail to do this your view of life can be skewed, unbalanced and problematic.

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Disagree I tend to agreee, but these three things are overlapping disciplines. True believers of any one of the three will argue that their preferred discipline covers all the significant aspects of the other two. The Thelogian will say all human behavior is an aspect of his/her relation to the deity.

The Psychologist will say religion (and faith/the need to believe) is based upon something lacking in the human experience. The same goes for the Philosopher. While I think these three cover a great deal of the human condition, I think there is more.

What immediately comes to mind is a significant biological aspect which is partially covered by psychology, but not completely. The psychologist will explain hunger as a pang of longing, without necessarily coming to the medical root of the problem. Hence the psychology/psychiatry divide.

Ultimately, I think the maze of "what it means to be human" is those three things, plus how *every other "natural world" discipline* (chemistry, biology, physics) impinges upon the ideal state. Anyway, that's my $0.02==en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PsychologyPsychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the analytic and scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships.

Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity including issues related to daily life—e.g. Family, education, and work—and the treatment of mental health problems. Psychology attempts to understand the role these functions play in social behavior and in social dynamics, while incorporating the underlying physiological and neurological processes into its conceptions of mental functioning. Psychology includes many sub-fields of study and application concerned with such areas as human development, sports, health, industry, media, law, and transpersonal psychology.

==http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhilosophyPhilosophy considers such general and fundamental questions as the sorts of things that exist, the nature, scope, and limits of knowledge and moral judgments, and the nature of mind and of language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions (such as mysticism or mythology) by its critical and generally systematic approach and the use of reasoned argument. The word philosophy is of Ancient Greek origin:?

(philosophía), meaning "love of knowledge", "love of wisdom". ==http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheologyTheology is the study of religion from a religious perspective.It has been defined as reasoned discourse about God or the gods, or more generally about religion or spirituality. It can be contrasted with religious studies, which is the study of religion from a secular perspective.

Theologians use various forms of analysis and argument (philosophical, ethnographic, historical) to help understand, explain, test, critique, defend or promote any of a myriad of religious topics.It might be undertaken to help the theologian: * understand more truly his or her own religious tradition,1 * understand more truly another religious tradition,2 * make comparisons between religious traditions,3 * defend or justify a religious tradition, * facilitate reform of a particular tradition,4 * assist in the propagation of a religious tradition,5 or * draw on the resources of a tradition to address some present situation or need,6 or for a variety of other reasons. The word 'theology' has classical Greek origins. The term was first used by Plato in The Republic (book ii, chap 18), and is compounded from two Greek words theos (god) and logos (rational utterance).

It was gradually given new senses when it was taken up in both Greek and Latin forms by Christian authors. It is the subsequent history of the term in Christian contexts, particularly in the Latin West, that lies behind most contemporary usage, but the term can now be used to speak of reasoned discourse within and about a variety of different religious traditions.7 Various aspects both of the process by which the discipline of ‘theology’ emerged in Christianity and the process by which the term was extended to other religions are highly controversial. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychology .

1 I agree there is a correlation between them and the fact that they are written and codified, allows comparative study...but one can hardly take on all three in this forum. The question needs narrowing as focusing on a particular quotation from each school might do. My 2 cents...

I agree there is a correlation between them and the fact that they are written and codified, allows comparative study...but one can hardly take on all three in this forum. The question needs narrowing as focusing on a particular quotation from each school might do. My 2 cents...

2 Seems to me that theology and philosophy are man's attempts to explain his world, while psychology explores how and why man uses the other two to explain it, and his response to those explanations.

Seems to me that theology and philosophy are man's attempts to explain his world, while psychology explores how and why man uses the other two to explain it, and his response to those explanations.

What is a good book for someone who is very interested in psychology but never studied it in college.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.