The Truth About Our Trauma Can Set Us Free (with Dan Allender)

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🗓️ 26 October 2024

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Why is truth-telling so hard to do within the church? Host Curtis Chang and renowned therapist and author Dan Allender explore the complex crossroads of theology and psychology, tracing the evolving, sometimes fraught relationship between the Christian church and therapy. With warmth and candor, Dr. Allender shares both his love for and ambivalence toward psychotherapy, reflecting on how it can challenge our understanding of the role trauma plays in the search for God’s truth. Together, they invite listeners to consider how an imaginative rethinking of the "war within you" can open new pathways to authentic worship.

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Referenced in this Episode

Read Calvin’s Institutes online
Learn more about Christian Smith and Melissa Lundquist Denton’s Moralistic Therapeutic Deism
Find out about Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy
Read about Rollo Mae and existential therapy
Read C.S. Lewis’s "Weight of Glory" sermon online

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0:00.0	Attention good faith listeners.
0:03.0	As the upcoming election approaches, we're offering three key events to help you prepare and
0:08.0	respond thoughtfully.
0:09.0	First, join us on November 4th, election Eve for an online hour of prayer open to all,
0:15.6	featuring Tish Harrison Warren, Dr. Charlie Dates, Sarah Billips, and our after-party trio,
0:21.5	Curtis Chang, David French, and Russell Moore.
0:25.0	In addition, David French and Curtis Chang will record a special pre-election episode of the Good
0:30.1	Faith Podcast with a follow-up post-election episode where Russell Moore joins the conversation.
0:36.2	And the best part, you can watch both episodes live as they are recorded before they drop on Good
0:41.8	Faith. Interested in joining us for the November they are recorded before they drop on good faith.
0:43.0	Interested in joining us for the November 4th prayer time or watching as we record these
0:47.1	special election podcasts, check the show notes to find out how. Welcome to the Good Faith Podcast. I'm your host Curtis Chang. The Good Faith
1:18.3	podcast is a production of Redeeming Babel and it is where friends who follow Jesus help each other make sense
1:26.2	of the world.
1:27.7	And helping us today make sense of the world of therapy and the church is a good friend of mine, Dan Allender. Dan,
1:36.1	welcome to the Good Faith Podcast.
1:38.5	Oh, Curtis, what a delight to be with you.
1:40.7	Well, Dan, it's an honor to be with you. Well Dan it's an honor to be with you and Dan is a I don't know what to call you an
1:48.1	elder statesman of the world of Christian counseling. Just old.
1:53.3	Just old.
1:54.3	That's fair.
1:55.3	No, no, no.
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