Author: Brown, Warren S.

Journal of Psychology & Christianity, Vol. 23(2), Sum 2004, pp. 110-120

Abstract:

It is often difficult to be clear about either the processes to engage in, or the final outcomes to be expected, when attempting to relate science and religion, or psychology and faith. This article presents the Resonance Model as a metaphoric way to think about the processes and outcomes of these dialogues. The Resonance Model has the advantage of (a) specifying a larger number of domains of relevant information that must be taken into account; (b) suggesting what sort of interrelationships can be expected; and (c) providing a formulation that is dynamic and suggestive of how to proceed. One example of a search for resonance is described—an attempt to relate a Christian anthropology to a neuroscientific view of human nature.